Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 26 15
Brain scans confirm significant differences in play behavior, brain activation patterns and stress levels in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as compared with…
In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
• Brain • • Immunology • • Pain • Jan 26 15
Infants show distinct, consistent patterns of brain activity in response to painful vaccinations, reports a study in the February issue of PAIN®, the official…
Dragnet for epilepsy genes
• Epilepsy • • Genetics • Jan 23 15
An international team of scientists together with the University of Bonn Hospital have taken a new path in the research into causes of epilepsy:…
Scientists extend telomeres to slow cell aging
• Aging and Gerontology • Jan 23 15
Will extending telomeres lead to longer, healthier lives? Researchers have taken an important step toward answering this question by developing a new treatment used…
New ‘systems genetics’ study identifies possible target for epilepsy treatment
• Epilepsy • Jan 23 15
A single gene that coordinates a network of about 400 genes involved in epilepsy could be a target for new treatments, according to research.
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How malaria-spreading mosquitoes can tell you’re home
• Infections • Jan 23 15
Females of the malaria-spreading mosquito tend to obtain their blood meals within human dwellings. Indeed, this mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, spends much of its adult…
Pro-marijuana ‘tweets’ are sky-high on Twitter
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 23 15
Analyzing every marijuana-related Twitter message sent during a one-month period in early 2014, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have…
Rare neurological disease shines light on health of essential nerve cells
• Neurology • Jan 23 15
Ian Duncan is a Scotsman with the iron discipline and stamina of a competitive marathoner, triathlete and cross-country skier. As a neuroscientist at the…
You are what you eat - How gut bacteria affect brain health
• Brain • • Infections • Jan 22 15
The hundred trillion bacteria living in an adult human - mostly in the intestines, making up the gut microbiome - have a significant impact…
Family voices and stories speed coma recovery
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 22 15
“Can he hear me?” family members are desperate to know when a loved one with a traumatic brain injury is in a coma.
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Researchers find new links between obesity and cardiovascular disease
• Heart • • Obesity • Jan 22 15
In a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, a research group led by James A. Hamilton, PhD, professor of Physiology, Biophysics…
New strategies to identify and help women victims of intimate partner violence
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jan 22 15
Screening for and counseling women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) is part of the free preventive services covered within the U.S. Affordable Care…
Antibiotic use by travelers may add to global spread of superbugs
• Infections • Jan 22 15
Taking antibiotics for diarrhea may put travelers visiting developing parts of the world at higher risk for contracting superbugs and spreading these daunting drug-resistant…
Four in 10 American children live in low-income families, new report shows
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 22 15
Four out of every ten American children live in low-income families, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)…
Study shows how Ebola becomes lethal as it spreads
• Infections • Jan 21 15
Scientists investigated why Ebola virus is so deadly when it spreads from animals to humans and then from human-to-human contact. The research team looked…
Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 21 15
Many health advocates advise people to eat an orange and drink water rather than opt for a serving of sugary juice. But in ACS’…
Seeing is not remembering
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 21 15
People may have to “turn on” their memories in order to remember even the simplest details of an experience, according to Penn State psychologists.…
Older minds need physical and mental activity
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jan 21 15
Exercising the body and mind may be the best way to keep an older brain sharp, suggests a new study.
“The best medicine is…
Gym time won’t cancel out too much sitting
• Physical activity -exercise • Jan 21 15
People who are too sedentary, even if they do exercise frequently, are more likely to develop heart disease, cancer and diabetes, a new report…
Pizza days boost kids’ calorie and fat intake
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 21 15
On any given day, a large proportion of kids and adolescents eat pizza - and on those days, they tend to eat more calories,…
Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 20 15
Microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of blindness, by UCL-led research.
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Early knee arthritis symptoms first felt when using stairs
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 20 15
People who suffer from knee pain when using the stairs may be experiencing the early symptoms of osteoarthritis, according to a new study by…
Time to rethink the inner-city asthma epidemic?
• Asthma • Jan 20 15
Challenging the long-standing belief that city dwellers suffer disproportionately from asthma, the results of a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of more than…
Researchers make breakthrough on new anesthetics
• Drug News • • Pain • Jan 20 15
For the first time since the 1970s, researchers are on the verge of developing a new class of anesthetics. According to a study published…
Couples more likely to get healthy together
• Public Health • Jan 19 15
People are more successful in taking up healthy habits if their partner makes positive changes too, according to research* published in JAMA Internal Medicine…