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Most coronary patients in Europe are not meeting their lifestyle, therapeutic and risk factor targets after hospitalisation Posted: 16 Feb 2015 05:49 PM PST Fewer than one half of all European patients following a heart attack are even receiving the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation and preventive care, research shows. In reviewing the results the investigators note considerable variation between European countries in lifestyle and risk factor management, the use of cardioprotective medication, and the provision of rehabilitations services.

Terror attacks offer insights for first responders Posted: 16 Feb 2015 05:04 PM PST When terrorists strike, emergency workers who have the proper training, information access and a positive work environment will make better decisions, according to research.

Researcher has some questions for the interview Posted: 16 Feb 2015 05:03 PM PST Interviews begin with questions, but a researcher is instead questioning the interview, and the answers are mapping the history and unexplored conceptual areas of this familiar information-gathering tool.

Focusing on the success of others can make us selfish Posted: 16 Feb 2015 12:57 PM PST It is believed that the success of humans as a species depends to a large extent on our ability to cooperate in groups. Much more so than any other ape (or mammal for that matter), people are able to work together and coordinate their actions to produce mutual benefits. But what do we base our decisions on when we know whatever we do will affect those around us?

Juvenile offenders do better close to home Posted: 16 Feb 2015 12:56 PM PST Juvenile criminal offenders in Texas who are placed under county supervision, close to home, are less likely to be rearrested than those placed in state-run correctional facilities, according to researchers.

USA: Little public support for benefit principle taxation to fund roads Posted: 16 Feb 2015 09:54 AM PST Benefit principle taxes, such as a mileage tax, have the potential to replace fuel taxes and make up for falling revenues. But new research shows that, at best, only one in three Americans believe roads should be financed with benefit-based taxes.

Tuition fee increase has had little effect on students’ mental health Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:48 AM PST New research has found no evidence of a long term impact on students’ mental health as a result of the rise in tuition fees, introduced in 2011. The study did find students paying the higher fees were less likely to experience an improvement in their state of mind during their first year of university, but that the increase had no longer term impact on their mental well-being.

Eating disorders linked with financial difficulties in female students Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:48 AM PST Experiencing financial difficulties at university may increase the risk of female students developing an eating disorder, according to new research. Conversely, the study also found that having extreme attitudes to food and eating predicted short-term financial difficulties for female students, suggesting the possibility of a 'vicious cycle' occurring, researchers report.

Large scale study warns of unsustainable ecological decline in rural China Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:48 AM PST The agricultural development of a region of eastern China is ecologically unsustainable and actions are needed soon to reverse its decline, according to a new study. The work used complex system science to examine the long-term health of the ecosystem of the Lower Yangtze River Basin, around Nanjing and Shanghai. Researchers found the region has been in environmental decline since it passed a tipping point in the late 1970s.

Door-to-door campaign linked hepatitis C patients to care Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:23 AM PST Working on the streets in medically underserved Philadelphia neighborhoods, members of the Do One Thing program have been able to identify residents chronically infected with hepatitis C and help them overcome the hurdles that prevent people from being cured, according to a new study.

iSpot: Crowdsourcing effective for gathering biodiversity data Posted: 12 Feb 2015 09:23 AM PST New research on iSpot -- The Open University's platform to help people share and learn more about nature -- has recognised crowdsourcing as having a key role in the identification of plant species and wildlife.

Identifying mentally ill 'frequent fliers' first step to reducing police contact Posted: 12 Feb 2015 07:28 AM PST Identifying the population of people with mental illness who have frequent contact with police could help law enforcement officials and community agencies allocate limited resources to those with the highest needs, new research indicates.