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For the first time, the UCLA Health System and its hospitals have been designated among the nation's "most wired" institutions in recognition of their implementation and use of information technology in their health-care delivery systems.

A new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology researchers says that when it comes to managing sport fisheries, regulations aren't in line with the reality of some fishing trips.

A new survey by Ipsos MORI for the Royal Statistical Society and King's College London highlights how wrong the British public can be on the make-up of the population and the scale of key social policy issues.

An epic journey undertaken on foot by the celebrated playwright Ben Jonson more than 400 years ago is being re-trod on social media by researchers from the Universities of Nottingham and Edinburgh.

05 Jul 2013 A University of Manchester researcher has revealed a rowdy side to the history of our Victorian and Edwardian public parks. Ruth Colton says children were central to the establishment of our well-loved parks which were places where they were encouraged to behave 'properly'. The Victorians, she says, thought parks, were important for promoting social harmony, respectability and family values at a time of rising concerns about children's behaviour, health and welfare.

Last month the UCL Anthropology opened its doors and store cupboards to 16 students from the UCL Academy for a two-day summer school.

Over the last three decades global society has grown richer, but not better off. "Although the global economy has tripled since 1950, global human well-being, as estimated by the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), has been flat or decreasing since around 1978," said Dr Ida Kubiszewski.

04 Jul 2013 The number of people killed by mental health patients has fallen to its lowest level in a decade - figures released today show.

WASHINGTON, D.C. More than 16.5 percent of rural Americans are age 65 or older, a higher proportion than in other parts of the country, so any changes to government services will

A smartphone app to assist people with bipolar disorder, conceived by Cornell researchers, has won the prestigious $100,000 Heritage Open mHealth Challenge.

The 6,000-year history of the Afro Comb, its extraordinary impact on cultures worldwide, and community stories relating to hair today are being explored in a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology in Cambridge.

Professor appointed to develop research into adult social care A new professor has been appointed to lead emerging research at the University into mental health, ageing and disability. Professor Charles Watters - an internationally renowned expert in mental health and social care for migrants - will develop a new interdisciplinary research centre at Sussex on adult well-being and risk.

German Research Foundation (DFG) and Einstein Foundation Berlin to fund a collaborative doctoral research program at Freie Universität Berlin and Hebrew University of Jerusalem: First German-Israeli

The history of women with HIV/AIDS in the United States is really a story of racial and ethnic health disparities.

As governments slash programs for the poor, Stanford Professor Paul Wise says there is an urgent need to discuss the impact of austerity measures on children's health. Austerity programs in several countries in North America and Europe are resulting in cuts to services for poor families that will have lasting impacts on children's health and well-being, warns Paul Wise , a Stanford expert on child health.

Professor Laurence Moore has been appointed as the new Director of the Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (MRC/CSO SPHSU), University of Glasgow.

1 July 2013 Innovative systems to support cancer survivors and young people with mental health conditions, new alloys to benefit the mining industry, and technology to secure water for drought-affect

Cornell will work with an institution in the Republic of Paraguay to develop academic and scientific relationships, support collaborative research and facilitate international academic exchange.

During a period when circular migration between Mexico and the United States declined, border militarization led to an increase in illegal immigration, says Stanford scholar Ana Raquel Minian.

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In the light of Novel Corona Virus, concerns over H7N9 Influenza in S.E. Asia, and more familiar infections such as measles and seasonal influenza, it is as important as ever to be able to predict and understand how infections transmit through the UK population.

University of Illinois psychology professor Jesse Preston, left, graduate student Ryan Ritter and graduate student Ivan Hernandez (not pictured) investigated the social, emotional and analytical content of the tweets of more than 16,000 Christian and atheist followers on Twitter. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A computer analysis of nearly 2 million text messages (tweets) on the online social network Twitter found that Christians use more positive words, fewer negative words and engage in less analytical thinking than atheists.

One of the big difficulties researchers face is recruiting participants for their research. That's why three PhD students from The University of Nottingham have launched a new website - callforparticipants.com - to make the process more streamlined and efficient.

ANN ARBOR-A healthy lifestyle intervention program tailored to Spanish-speaking pregnant Latinas significantly increased their daily consumption of vegetables and fiber.

The new book "Human Bonding: The Science of Affectional Ties" (Guilford Press) provides a scientific roadmap to love, relationships and what makes them strong - from our first attachments in infancy through old age.

Comparative literature professor Alexander Key says the seeds of rebellion were evident in creative works - from literature to rap music - long before the Arab Spring unfolded.

24 Jun 2013 The assessment of risk in patients who go on to die by suicide or commit homicide is often poor, a new study has found.

Breastfeeding not only boosts children's chances of climbing the social ladder, but it also reduces the chances of downwards mobility, suggests a large study published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood . The findings, produced by ESRC-funded researchers in the International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health at UCL, are based on changes in the social class of two groups of individuals born in 1958 (17,419 people) and in 1970 (16,771 people).

New agreement supports Somali peacebuilding initiatives The University and the School of Global Studies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Somali institution to enable Somalis to better understand, reduce and prevent violence.

WHO report highlights violence against women as a 'global health problem of epidemic proportions' and launches new guidelines for the health sector World Health Organisation (WHO) clinical and policy guidelines to help the health sector respond to intimate partner and or sexual violence against women are published today [20 June].

A large-scale Oxford University report shows that over the last 10 months there has been a significant shift in public attitudes towards online news - with more people willing to pay or expecting to pay for it in future.

Belief that honour killings are 'justified' still prevalent among Jordan's next generation, study shows New research into attitudes of 15-year-olds in Middle Eastern nation shows that the practice of

Cameron (left) and Mitchell are a well-off gay couple raising an adopted daughter on the sitcom "Modern Family," but a new Williams Institute study shows that members of the LGB community are more likely to be poor.

ANN ARBOR-A complaint-worthy winter has led to a drop in the number of Americans who believe that global warming is real, according to a University of Michigan survey.

STEPS Director takes on global science role Professor Melissa Leach, Director of the STEPS Centre based at Sussex, has been named as vice chair of a newly formed science committee for global sustainability research programme Future Earth.

19 Jun 2013 A University of Manchester student is carrying out research to explore the parenting needs of families raising their children in refugee camps after fleeing the violence in Syria.

18 Jun 2013 Immigration has had less significant impact than British births on the rising population of most of England and Wales' ethnic groups, according to the latest analysis of the 2011 Census by University of Manchester researchers.

Moderate drinking during pregnancy - three to seven glasses of alcohol a week - does not appear to harm fetal neurodevelopment, as indicated by the child's ability to balance, suggests a large study, led by academics at the University of Bristol and published online in the journal BMJ Open . But social advantage may be a factor, as more affluent and better educated mums-to-be tend to drink more than women who are less well off, say the research team led by Professor John Macleod at the University's School of Social and Community Medicine.

17 Jun 2013 Professors Peter Wade, from the School of Social Sciences, and Alan Williams, from the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, have both received a prestigious British Academy Wolfson Research Professorship.

15 Jun 2013 Three University of Manchester staff members have been recognised in this year's Queen's birthday honours, announced today (Saturday).

A nationwide project is harnessing the curiosity of communities, raising environmental awareness and generating publishable data at the same time.

New software system from MIT could help people improve their conversational and skills. Social phobias affect about 15 million adults in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and surveys show that public speaking is high on the list of such phobias.