26 February, 2018

A low socioeconomic status is so damaging to health, it reduces life expectancy by 2.1 years. That's worse than obesity or high blood pressure and a consortium of global researchers are calling for it to be treated like any other major health risk factor.


New, 'Exotic State of Matter' Found Far Below Freezing


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New, 'Exotic State of Matter' Found Far Below Freezing

Health staff 'too stressed' to deal with disasters. Staff suffer from increasing workload and stricter performance measures with less flexibility. This has caused psychological and physical stress and makes them unable to respond to any further stress associated with major hazards.


Closer to a cure for Huntington's disease: scientists develop a new CRISPR method that can safely excise CAG repeats from the HTT gene in patient-derived cell lines. If it could be efficiently and safely delivered to Huntington patient brains, it could represent a cure. A big if, obviously.


The Gut Microbiome and Mental Health: Implications for Anxiety- and Trauma-Related Disorders


Women feel more comfortable interacting with gay men than straight men, study finds


Students who show interest in school report greater income 50 years later, regardless of IQ, parental income