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Is dance movement therapy an effective intervention for dementia? A review of the evidence | Cochrane

Is dance movement therapy an effective intervention for dementia? A review of the evidence | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Air pollution 'final warning' from European Commission to UK - BBC News: The European Commission says it will take the matter

Air pollution 'final warning' from European Commission to UK - BBC News: The European Commission says it will take the matter to the EU court if countries fail to act.
Source: bbc.co.uk

The top reads of 2016 - as chosen by influential leaders around the world: Facebook asked 62 of its 'global influencers'

The top reads of 2016 - as chosen by influential leaders around the world: Facebook asked 62 of its 'global influencers' what they read in 2016. This is what they said.
Source: weforum.org

Patient-Reported Symptoms May Be Left Out of EMRs: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William

Patient-Reported Symptoms May Be Left Out of EMRs: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS "Patient-reported symptoms may fail to make it into a practice's electronic medical record (EMR), according to a study in JAMA … NEJM Journal Watch." It...
Source: jwatch.org


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I specialise in the psychology of torture, so I know the truth behind Trump's waterboarding claims: In a recent television

I specialise in the psychology of torture, so I know the truth behind Trump's waterboarding claims: In a recent television interview, President Trump stated that in order to “keep our country safe”, he intends to “fight fire with fire”, and if that includes using waterboarding and other forms...
Source: independent.co.uk

If it wants British businesses to do well, the British Government should stop Brexit: “I’m from the government and I’m

If it wants British businesses to do well, the British Government should stop Brexit: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Ronald Reagan said these were the nine most terrifying words in the English language. It was a joke, but for a quarter of a century British ministers took Reagan’s...
Source: independent.co.uk

Paramedics spend 500,000 hours outside busy A&Es, say auditors: Ambulance trusts breaching call response targets and struggling

Paramedics spend 500,000 hours outside busy A&Es, say auditors: Ambulance trusts breaching call response targets and struggling to recruit and retain staff, National Audit Office finds
Source: theguardian.com

Campaign to adopt Wales' organ donation law in England - BBC News: A campaign for Wales' organ donation laws to be adopted

Campaign to adopt Wales' organ donation law in England - BBC News: A campaign for Wales' organ donation laws to be adopted in England is launched by a mother whose daughter needed a transplant.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Deep learning network as good as medics at identifying skin cancers. "While there are still many visual tasks where humans

Deep learning network as good as medics at identifying skin cancers. "While there are still many visual tasks where humans perform better than computers, computers are catching up. Part of the reason for computers' progress has been the development of what are called "deep neural networks," which chain...
Source: arstechnica.com

China, already dominant in supercomputers, shoots for an exascale prototype in 2017 - ExtremeTech: China is working on a

China, already dominant in supercomputers, shoots for an exascale prototype in 2017 - ExtremeTech: China is working on a prototype exascale (1,000-petaflop) system that it aims to complete by the end of this year, according to state media.
Source: extremetech.com

Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism:

Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism: And how moral psychology can help explain and reduce tensions between the two. ... ... globalists often support high levels of immigration and reductions in national sovereignty;...
Source: the-american-interest.com

How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs: Curfews, sports, and understanding kids’ brain chemistry have all helped dramatically

How Iceland Got Teens to Say No to Drugs: Curfews, sports, and understanding kids’ brain chemistry have all helped dramatically curb substance abuse in the country.
Source: theatlantic.com

Association of Body Mass Index with DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Blood Cells and Relations to Cardiometabolic

Association of Body Mass Index with DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Blood Cells and Relations to Cardiometabolic Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Approach Michael M. Mendelson. Riccardo E. Marioni. Roby Joehanes. Chunyu Liu. Åsa K. Hedman. Stella Aslibekyan. Ellen W. Demerath. Weihua Guan....
Source: plos.org

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years: Macaques on permanent diets live significantly longer – the

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years: Macaques on permanent diets live significantly longer – the equivalent of nine years in people. But is the detailed meal planning and loss of libido worth it?
Source: newscientist.com


Source: elsevierhealth.com

MIT researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known | KurzweilAI

MIT researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

The Internet Archive is building up a Trump presidential library — of everything he’s ever said, on video: President-elect

The Internet Archive is building up a Trump presidential library — of everything he’s ever said, on video: President-elect Donald J. Trump says a lot of things — and often denies a lot of the things he's said. The Internet Archive launched Thursday a huge Trump Archive dedicated to housing videos...
Source: niemanlab.org

Globalisation Theresa May and Davos. I agree with some of what she says about globalisation but it is also a major role

Globalisation Theresa May and Davos. I agree with some of what she says about globalisation but it is also a major role for government policy to share the gains with 'those left behind'. In particular nations need to look after its workers (and future workers) when inevitably the jobs and industries...
Source: theguardian.com

Labour has shifted focus away from the NHS crisis. For what? | Owen Jones: The NHS should be the party’s main focus right

Labour has shifted focus away from the NHS crisis. For what? | Owen Jones: The NHS should be the party’s main focus right now. Jeremy Corbyn’s pronouncements about immigration and high pay are just distractions
Source: theguardian.com