We strengthen memories while we sleep, and researchers have found a way to cue that process to help people better retain information that counters implicit biases.
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Even if we could develop a test or a screening process to find a pilot who would intentionally crash a plane, and that system was very, very good, virtually all positives would be false positives.
Research on distance runners reveals evidence of a large sex difference in competitiveness.
Along with better strategies to respond to outbreaks in human populations, we need a stronger focus on surveillance in animals to identify infectious diseases before they pose a risk to human health.
This parasitic infection is endemic in Central and South America, and can lead to serious health complications. Though rare in the US, incidence is starting to increase.
The nail salon industry is booming. But along with polished nails come toxic health effects for the workers, due to the chemical compounds in nail care products.
If there is an important issue, chances are there is federal advisory committee for it. With over 1,000 such committees in operation at any given time, it is worth understanding how they work.
Unless we can create safe space to seek help without fear of reprisal, nothing is going to change. It is with this goal in mind that I decided to share my story.
When the measles vaccine was introduced, it was associated with reductions in more childhood disease deaths than were actually caused by the measles. How does that work?
We may assume that people who are bullied are at risk of suicide. But are the youth who engage in bullying behavior at risk of suicide too?
Not everyone has the same reaction to trauma, or recovers in the same way, or in a set time frame.
After years of conflicting research and often extreme opinions on iron, it turns out that like anything else that is a benefit in moderation, in excess it is a detriment.
During World War II the US military forged partnerships with industry and academia that translated laboratory findings into working products at an unprecedented pace.
Publication bias may create unrealistic expectations about how well these drugs work among prescribers and patients.
If we can understand how and when changes in the brain start to happen in people with Down syndrome, we may be able find ways to slow or prevent Alzheimer’s disease for everyone.
But not in the way you think. Insurance isn’t just about getting care when you are really sick. It’s also about the care you get before that.
People working in this field often view themselves with a “person-of-steel” mentality – placing themselves in peril by ignoring their own needs.
Research suggests that many international health-oriented responses are poorly targeted. So what kind of health response would best target the needs of the Nepalese?
The final public comment session for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines ends on May 8. So what do you need know?
Why hasn’t the American Psychological Association prohibited members from participating in interrogations? And what are future psychologists learning about military medical ethics?
Officials in Indiana would have served the population better if syringe exchanges had been in place before the upsurge in HIV cases began.
Jurors will likely be presented with conflicting notions of sanity and insanity. And they will be forced to confront widely held cultural assumptions about mental illness and violence.
How people respond to changing economic incentives appears to explain a lot of the upward trend in weight.
Poverty, social stigma, lack of health-care infrastructure and more rural geography all play a role in lower five-year survival rates.
Major causes have been identified for most common cancers, like liver and lung. But we still haven’t identified one for breast cancer.