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Archive for June 2016
Early screening spots emergency workers at greater risk of mental illness
Emergency services workers who are more likely to suffer episodes of mental ill health later in their careers can be spotted in the first week of training. That’s the conclusion of a Wellcome Trust funded study carried out with trainee paramedics.
Work enforcement in liberal democracies
This blog by Tania Raffass of Monash University, Australia is based upon her paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Social Policy which seeks to contribute to the normative debate concerning work enforcement in liberal democracies.…
What are the most appropriate obesity measures in older adults concerning health-related quality of life?
Public Health Nutrition Editorial Highlight: 'Comparison of different measures of obesity in their association with health-related quality of life in older adults – results from the KORA-Age study'
Repost: Why we need better central bank accountability
Repost from the Ethics & International Affairs Blog Written by Jacqueline Best, June 16, 2016 Photo: US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at a press conference in December, 2015.…
Toxoplasmosis could be one of most important influences on human offspring sex ratio
The latest Parasitology Paper of the Month is Do differences in Toxoplasma prevalence influence global variation in secondary sex ratio? Preliminary ecological regression study by Madhukar S.…
Is ‘when we eat’ as important as ‘what we eat’?
Our current lifestyle has become demanding and more irregular. Food consumption patterns have changed markedly over the past decades: more meals are skipped, consumed outside the family home, on-the-go, later in the day, and more irregularly. Two papers published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society explore the implications for health from different eating habits, reviewing the evidence from a number of dietary studies as well as global differences in eating habits.
Glass encounters from Pompeii
Hilary Cool, Barbican Research Associates, reflects on how she tackled the topic of her forthcoming article in Papers of the British School at Rome which is due to be published later this year.…
Prospects of life on Red Dwarf orbiting planets
In this blog post Joseph Gale and Amri Wandel discuss their recent review article in International Journal of Astrobiology, The potential of planets orbiting red dwarf stars to support oxygenic photosynthesis and complex life.…
Genomic selection: threat or opportunity for small breeding programs?
The success of livestock breeding programs depends on the selection of the best animals to become the parents of the next generation of production animals. The more accurate and the faster this selection step takes place, the more genetic improvement can be made per generation.
Reduced capacity for delaying gratification linked with obesity
Post written by Sebastian Dobosz, with contributions from Michael Amlung. New research has found that individuals diagnosed with obesity are consistently more likely to choose smaller immediate rewards over larger future rewards.…
New study reveals maternal vitamin D status may not benefit bone health in offspring
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy is recommended in many countries to secure optimal vitamin D status and improve maternal and infant health outcomes. However, the results of our study surprisingly indicates that vitamin D supplementation may have some disadvantages in relation to bone health in offspring.