By Concordia University
In a recent study on adolescent perceptions surrounding physical activity, research has found that teens are just as aware of the mental benefits of exercise -- such as increased confidence, self-esteem and autonomy -- as they are of physical benefits.
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By European Lung Foundation
Exposure to fumes released during the firing of military small arms can lead to a decline in lung function, according to a new study.
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By BMJ-British Medical Journal
A lack of clearly defined goals, a surfeit of box ticking and regulation, and highly variable staff support are stifling the almost universal desire to provide high quality care in the English NHS, finds the largest ever analysis of its culture and behavi
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By University of Arizona
Projections of how climate change may affect the populations of West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes across the southern United States over the coming 40 years have been recently developed. While changes are expected to vary strongly with region, the south
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By Health Behavior News Service, part of the Center for Advancing Health
Children who live in smart growth neighborhoods, designed to improve walkability, get 46 percent more moderate or vigorous physical activity than those who live in conventional neighborhoods, finds a new study.
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By University of Colorado Denver
A new study reports that fatty liver and insulin resistance may result from fructose produced in the liver from non-fructose containing carbohydrates.
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By American Chemical Society (ACS)
The bedbug’s most closely guarded secrets — stashed away in protective armor that enables these blood-sucking little nasties to shrug off insecticides and thrive in homes and hotels. The talk includes implications for millions of peopl
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By Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A research team has used a recently developed technology they call TSUNAMI to create the first animal model of the adult-onset version of spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating motor-neuron illness.
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By Wiley
New research reveals that large labor wards — those handling 3,000 to 3,999 deliveries annually — have better overall approval rates compared to small, intermediate or very large obstetric units. The study suggests that greater access
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By Journal of Consumer Research, Inc.
Your reaction to the price on a bottle of wine or another product is partly a response to how powerful you feel, according to a new study.
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By American College of Radiology
A new analysis confirms the need for greater use of annual mammography in women ages 40-49. It also confirms that, even with new therapeutics and protocols for treating breast cancer, regular mammography screening is still the best way to significantly re
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By University of Copenhagen
New experiments have found that a wide variety of foods such as salmon, eggs and nuts, greatly improve the body's ability to metabolise glucose and stimulate a hormone linked to the treatment of type 2 diabetes, working just as well as several established
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By Stanford University Medical Center
A defective trash-disposal system in the brain's resident immune cells may be a major contributor to neurodegenerative disease, scientists have found.
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By Oregon State University
A new analysis concludes that large numbers of patients in advanced stages of kidney disease are inappropriately being prescribed statins to lower their cholesterol -- drugs that offer them no benefit and may increase other health risks such as diabetes,
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By American Chemical Society (ACS)
In an advance toward providing mosquito-plagued people, pets and livestock with an invisibility cloak against these blood-sucking insects, scientists today described discovery of substances that block mosquitoes’ ability to smell and target thei
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By NCI-Designated Cancer Centers
As a woman in her mid-forties who didn’t smoke, Elizabeth Lacasia never expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer. But in 2006, after she developed a persistent and serious cough, a chest X-ray and CT scan revealed several tumors in her lower le
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By Taylor & Francis
Is becoming happier as easy as trying to become happier? The latest research suggests it might be.
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By American Heart Association
About five percent of American children and teens are severely obese -- putting them at high risk for premature heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Severe obesity is a newly defined class of risk, and effective treatment options for these children are limi
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By University of Southampton
Scientists have discovered that copper and copper alloys rapidly destroy norovirus -- the highly-infectious sickness bug. Worldwide, norovirus is responsible for more than 267 million cases of acute gastroenteritis every year.
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By Loyola University Health System
While irregular periods are common among teenage girls, an underlying hormonal disorder may be to blame if this problem persists. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is an endocrine disorder that is characterized by an excess of androgens or male hormones in the
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