Researchers shine light on how stress circuits learn
• Neurology • Apr 08 13
Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute have discovered that stress circuits in the brain undergo profound learning early in life. Using…
Finding genes for childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Obesity • Apr 08 13
Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with severe childhood obesity. They also found an increased burden of rare structural variations in severely obese…
Arrhythmia drug may increase cancer risk
• Cancer • • Drug Abuse • Apr 08 13
One of the most widely used medications to treat arrhythmias may increase the risk of developing cancer, especially in men and people exposed to…
Developmental delays in children following prolonged seizures
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 08 13
Researchers from the UK determined that developmental delays are present in children within six weeks following convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) - a seizure lasting…
Higher mercury levels in humans associated with increased risk for diabetes
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 08 13
A new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life…
Increase potassium and cut salt to reduce stroke risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Apr 06 13
Increasing potassium in our diets as well as cutting down on salt will reduce blood pressure levels and the risk of stroke, research in…
Male baldness ‘indicates heart risk’
• Hair Loss • • Heart • Apr 06 13
Men going thin on top may be more likely to have heart problems than their friends with a full head of hair, according to…
Chronic pain common after strokes caused by clots
• Pain • • Stroke • Apr 06 13
One in 10 people who have a stroke caused by a clot blocking blood to the brain go on to develop chronic pain, according…
EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 06 13
Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men – and very little evidence of a reduction…
Sexuality, traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation
• Brain • • Sexual Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 06 13
Each year more than three million Americans are living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition that is associated with physical, cognitive, and emotional…
Experts call for research on prevalence of delayed neurological dysfunction after head injury
• Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 06 13
One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies…
Can therapy using robots reduce pain and anxiety among pediatric patients?
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Apr 05 13
Pet therapy can help patients cope with the pain, stress, and emotional effects of a serious illness, but access to a companion animal is…
Body Representation Differs in Children and Adults
• Children's Health • Apr 05 13
Children’s sense of having and owning a body differs from that of adults, indicating that our sense of physical self develops over time, according…
AstraZeneca arthritis drug meets one of two study goals
• Arthritis • • Drug News • Apr 05 13
AstraZeneca’s experimental rheumatoid arthritis pill fostamatinib met only one of two goals in a late-stage clinical trial, leaving the future of one of the…
U.S. says following new bird flu closely, preparing vaccine
• Drug News • • Flu • Apr 05 13
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it was monitoring a new strain of bird flu and has started…
Testosterone doesn’t boost functioning in older men
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Apr 05 13
Older men who use testosterone gel may see small improvements in their muscle-to-fat ratio but are unlikely to glean any benefits in flexibility, endurance…
E-cigarettes primarily used to quit tobacco: study
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 13
Although the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes are unknown, a new survey finds people who use the devices think of them as a…
For first time, majority of Americans favor legalizing marijuana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 13
For the first time, a majority of Americans back legalizing marijuana, marking significant changes in public opinion toward the drug, especially among the young,…
Pill-watching practice may not improve Tuberculosis treatment
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Apr 05 13
Tuberculosis patients who swallow their anti-tuberculosis pills under the watchful gaze of doctors fare just as well as patients trusted to self-medicate, according to…
Omega-3 fatty acids tied to longer life: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 05 13
Supporting recommendations that people eat a couple of servings of fish per week, a new study suggests adults with the highest levels of omega-3…
About 1,200 dental patients in Oklahoma screened for HIV
• AIDS/HIV • • Dental Health • Apr 05 13
About 1,200 patients have been screened for exposure to HIV and hepatitis in Oklahoma after authorities found a Tulsa dentist using improper sterilization procedures…
Ability to ‘think about thinking’ not limited to humans
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 03 13
Humans’ closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, have the ability to “think about thinking” – what is called “metacognition,” according to new research by scientists at…
Epileptic Seizures Can Propagate Using Functional Brain Networks
• Brain • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Apr 02 13
The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able…
Gainesville residents react to graphic anti-smoking ads
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 01 13
When anti-smoking TV ads from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appear while Gabby Gostigian is baby-sitting, she changes the channel.
Statin side effects can often be overcome: study
• Drug Abuse • • Heart • Apr 01 13
Most people who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins - because of side effects or for another reason - are able to restart the same drug…