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Vitamin A-enriched cattle fodder is the key to protect against cow's milk allergy

A real milk allergy occurs in about three to five percent of European children and more rarely in adults. The disease is different from lactose intolerance, in which a lack of the enzyme lactase results in the inability to properly break down lactose, a sugar found in milk products.

6 Feb 2018

Preterm born children less accepted by their peers in early childhood, research finds

Premature babies make fewer friends, feel less accepted by peers and spend less time socializing in early childhood - but this improves when they get to school - according to new research by an international research collaboration, including the University of Warwick, UK.

6 Feb 2018

Dim light may affect your ability to learn and remember, suggests new study

A new study found that prolonged exposure to dim light may alter the brain's structure, and impair an individual’s ability to remember and learn.

6 Feb 2018

Loved one's experience has impact on woman's cancer prevention decisions

A woman's memories of a loved one's experience with cancer could play a significant role in how she approaches breast cancer prevention in her own life, a new study has found.

5 Feb 2018

Specialized cellular structures may hold clues to health effects of psychological stress

How does psychological stress translate into physical health effects? A key piece of the puzzle may be found in specialized cellular structures known as mitochondria, according to a pair of articles in the January issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society.

2 Feb 2018

Disabled children in West Africa face greater risk of violence, study finds

Disabled children in West Africa experience significantly greater violence than their non-disabled peers and all experience violence from they day they are born, finds a study published in BMC Public Health by Janet Njelesani, assistant professor of occupational therapy at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

1 Feb 2018

Review: Mindfulness strategies may help prevent or interrupt cravings for food, drugs

Mindfulness strategies may help prevent or interrupt cravings for food and drugs, such as cigarettes and alcohol, by occupying short-term memory, according to a new review from City, University of London.

30 Jan 2018

Study shows ability of motivational music to increase risk-taking but not sports performance

A new study finds that listening to motivational music during sport activities and exercise increases risk-taking behavior but does not improve overall performance.

29 Jan 2018

Virtual reality provides new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories

Virtual reality is helping neuroscientists at the University of California, Davis, get new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories in context.

27 Jan 2018

NIH awards $2 million grant to test effectiveness of nonmedication ADHD treatments

Florida State University researchers are seeing promising results from "video games" they created as a potential new option to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder without medication.

24 Jan 2018

Early substance use found to be highly prevalent among children with ADHD

A new study published online in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder engaged in substance use at a younger age than those without ADHD and had a significantly higher prevalence of regular marijuana and cigarette use into adulthood.

23 Jan 2018

Many PTSD sufferers can benefit from expedited short course of treatment, study shows

Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating and standard treatment can take months, often leaving those affected unable to work or care for their families. But, a new study demonstrated that many PTSD sufferers can benefit from an expedited course of treatment.

23 Jan 2018

Prolonged phone usage linked to depression among youngsters, Study finds

New research conducted at San Diego State University has shown the relationship between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. The study, published in the journal Emotion, found that Teenagers who are constantly glued to their smartphones are significantly less happy.

23 Jan 2018

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Vitamin A-enriched cattle fodder is the key to protect against cow's milk allergy

Preterm born children less accepted by their peers in early childhood, research finds

Dim light may affect your ability to learn and remember, suggests new study

Loved one's experience has impact on woman's cancer prevention decisions

Specialized cellular structures may hold clues to health effects of psychological stress

Disabled children in West Africa face greater risk of violence, study finds

Review: Mindfulness strategies may help prevent or interrupt cravings for food, drugs

Study shows ability of motivational music to increase risk-taking but not sports performance

Virtual reality provides new insight into how different brain areas assemble memories

NIH awards $2 million grant to test effectiveness of nonmedication ADHD treatments

Early substance use found to be highly prevalent among children with ADHD

Many PTSD sufferers can benefit from expedited short course of treatment, study shows

Prolonged phone usage linked to depression among youngsters, Study finds

Research shows how travel choices affect children's well-being and achievement in school

MSU scientists seek to identify brain mechanisms related to psychosis

Kessler Foundation wins $735,000 grant for training rehabilitation researchers

New brain imaging techniques show how infants' brains process ‘touch’

Researchers develop new dynamic statistical model to follow gene expressions over time

Jotting down tasks may ease falling asleep, study says

‘Nudging’ techniques could increase parents’ intentions for cord blood donations

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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