By University of California, San Diego Health Sciences
San Diegans will be reminded of the dangers of mixing alcohol and pregnancy thanks to a beverage coaster campaign led by the new Southern California chapter of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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By Ohio State University
Adding a mental health component to school-based lifestyle programs for teens could be key to lowering obesity, improving grades, alleviating severe depression and reducing substance use, a new study suggests.
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By University of Haifa
The primary tool for diagnosing Parkinson’s is the diagnostic ability of the physician. A new study compares the writing process of 40 sick and healthy subjects and suggests an innovative and noninvasive method of diagnosing Parkinson’
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By Elsevier
A new study has found that a novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza A virus, which has recently emerged in humans, attaches moderately or abundantly to the epithelium of both the upper and lower respiratory tracts.
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By University of Texas at Dallas
New research examines antisocial texting habits in teenagers as a predictor for later deviant behavior by tracking teenagers' texts throughout the ninth grade. Self-reports and parent/teacher assessments revealed that students who texted about antisocial
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By Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Physicians may be able to complete simple tasks concurrently while diagnosing a patient without affecting the accuracy or speed of diagnoses, human factors researchers have suggested. Complex tasks, however, that require tapping into memory appear to slow
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By American Chemical Society (ACS)
An ingredient in a medicinal tea brewed from tree bark by tribal healers on the South Pacific island of Samoa — studied by scientists over the last 25 years — is showing significant promise as a drug lead in the long-sought goal of eli
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By George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
A new study finds no evidence that primary care physicians provide "second-class" care to Medicaid, uninsured and other patients who rely on the nation's safety-net system. The study challenges previous claims that the care provided to low-incom
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By Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Scientists have found a new link between early-onset Parkinson's disease and a piece of DNA missing from chromosome 22. The findings help shed new light on the molecular changes that lead to Parkinson's disease.
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By University of Cambridge
New research has found a 'very significant' relationship between a nation's wealth and hygiene and the Alzheimer's 'burden' on its population. High-income, highly industrialized countries with large urban areas and better hygiene exhibit much higher rates
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By St. Michael's Hospital
Problem gamblers are a hidden population among people with mental health or substance abuse issues. These people often don't get the treatment they need.
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By Brown University
Preeclampsia is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy. A study of how two immune system-related factors -- one genetic and one sexual -- combine to affect risk could yield strategies for planning pregnancies with improved awareness and management o
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By Nationwide Children's Hospital
Parents do everything they can to protect their children against all of the nasty germs floating around classrooms this time of year. Doctors and researchers, however, are looking into how those same types of common viruses can actually help treat a child
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By European Lung Foundation
Argan powder, which is used by the cosmetic industry in the production of foundation products, could be linked with occupational asthma.
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By Rice University
Scientists are placing bismuth in nanotubes to tag stem cells for efficient tracking with CT scanners.
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By Michigan State University
Bilingual education programs have a substantial spillover effect on the students they're not designed for. Elementary students who speak English as their home language and were enrolled in schools with bilingual education programs performed much better on
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By American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Because animals can't talk, researchers need to study their behavior patterns to make sense of their activities. Now researchers are using a common zoological method to study people with serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia and OCD.
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By Manchester University
Scientists have identified a gene variant that predisposes people to a special type of heart attack. This research could lead to the development of new drugs to treat the problem.
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By Association for Psychological Science
Music has an uncanny way of bringing us back to a specific point in time, and each generation seems to have its own opinions about which tunes will live on as classics. Young adults today are fond of and have an emotional connection to the music that was
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By NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Researchers examined the degree to which four specific risk factors contributed to cerebral palsy and young infant death.
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