Links

Windows 10 update bug locks machines running Chrome, Cortana and others
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/04/windows-10-april-2018-update-bug-locks-machines-running-chrome-cortana


Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/nioa-btf042718.php


Earthquake aftermath: Life-threatening blood clots in legs and lungs from sitting in cars for extended periods
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/e-eal043018.php


Women who eat fast food and little or no fruit take longer to become pregnant
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/esoh-wwe043018.php


Even brief maternal deprivation early in life alters adult brain function and cognition
[Study was of rats, but might apply to humans.]
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/iuui-ebm050318.php


Children with greater parent communication in early adolescence have less harmful alcohol use and emotional eating in young adulthood, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/e-cc050318.php


Men who take once-daily aspirin have nearly double the risk of melanoma compared to men who are not exposed to daily aspirin, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Women, however, do not have an increased risk in this large patient population.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/nu-dal050318.php


Brain stimulation reduces suicidal thinking in people with hard-to-treat depression
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/cfaa-bsr050318.php


The amount of mercury extracted from the sea by industrial fishing has grown steadily since the 1950s, potentially increasing mercury exposure among the populations of several coastal and island nations to levels that are unsafe for foetal development.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/uom-mra050318.php


Early HIV treatment key to avoiding brain atrophy
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/mu-eht050318.php


Diets rich in nuts, such as walnuts, have been shown to play a role in heart health and in reducing colorectal cancer. According to a new study from the University of Illinois, the way walnuts impact the gut microbiome--the collection of trillions of microbes or bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract--may be behind some of those health benefits.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/uoic-wig050318.php


Why do so many people feel their work is completely unnecessary?
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/may/04/i-had-to-guard-an-empty-room-the-rise-of-the-pointless-job


Are LA hospitals really dumping homeless patients on the streets?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/04/los-angeles-hospitals-homeless-patients-skid-row


Walmart's low-wage workers cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $6.2 billion in public assistance including food stamps, Medicaid and subsidized housing, according to a report published to coincide with Tax Day, April 15.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/#bde9b9a720b7