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Teens separated from fathers more likely to experience depressive symptoms

Family breakdown and the insecure financial situation that may result is more likely to cause worry, anxiety and depressive symptoms in adolescents who are separated from their father, says Professor Jennifer O'Loughlin of the University of Montreal. However, these symptoms can disappear in the nine-month period following the separation. O'Loughlin came to these conclusions after conducting a study that was recently published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

16 Dec 2015

Heloise Anne Pereira named 2016 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Professor Heloise Anne Pereira has been named a 2016 National Academy of Inventors Fellow, a high professional distinction awarded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.

16 Dec 2015

Four UC Santa Barbara engineers named 2015 NAI fellows

Four UC Santa Barbara engineers have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2015. Recognized for their "highly prolific spirit of invention," professors John Bowers, Craig Hawker, Umesh Mishra and Galen Stucky are among the newest fellows elected by the organization.

16 Dec 2015

Columbia Engineering professor wins grant to study tendon-to-bone integration for rotator cuff repair

Helen H. Lu, professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has won a three-year $1.125 million Translational Research Award grant from the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for her research on tendon-to-bone integration for rotator cuff repair.

16 Dec 2015

Can Nanostructured Microelectrodes be Used to Analyze Biomarkers? An Interview with Dr Shana Kelley

Electrochemical methods are appealing because simple and inexpensive instrumentation can be used to make highly sensitive measurements. However, it has been quite difficult to realize clinically-relevant levels of sensitivity using electrochemistry in highly complex, real-world samples.

From Pittcon 15 Dec 2015

New study reveals link between tinnitus severity and emotion processing in the brain

Tinnitus, otherwise known as ringing in the ears, affects nearly one-third of adults over age 65. The condition can develop as part of age-related hearing loss or from a traumatic injury. In either case, the resulting persistent noise causes varying amounts of disruption to everyday life.

15 Dec 2015

New GSA e-book provides detailed overviews of aging process across multiple organisms

A new e-book published by The Gerontological Society of America provides a primary resource for detailed overviews of the aging process across multiple organisms -- from microbes to humans. This seminal publication, "Molecular and Cellular Biology of Aging," is intended as a textbook for emerging scholars of all levels.

15 Dec 2015

Social and emotional skills intervention can help young Syrian refugees heal psychological wounds

A social and emotional skills intervention developed to help children recover from the trauma of natural disasters is being adapted to help young Syrian refugees heal their psychological wounds.

15 Dec 2015

ATS Tobacco Action Committee supports regulation to curb exposure to health risks associated with tobacco products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected issue its final ruling soon on the regulation of all tobacco products, including cigars and e-cigarettes, two of the largest sources of unregulated tobacco in the U.S.

14 Dec 2015

Three Rhine-Main Universities form strategic alliance to promote young research talents

The presidents of Technische Universität Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and Goethe University Frankfurt have signed a cross-border framework agreement intended to promote further collaboration between the three universities.

13 Dec 2015

Swiss students not in favor of pharmacological cognitive enhancement

Switzerland has honest students: The vast majority of the students that were questioned were against pharmacological cognitive enhancement. Yet the topic should be addressed more actively by the universities, asks the study that was published in the journal Plos One.

12 Dec 2015

Discovery may provide reliable 'clock' for forensic scientists

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and University of Colorado Boulder have discovered that unique and changing microbial communities present during decomposition of human cadavers may provide a reliable "clock" for forensic scientists. The method could be used to estimate time of death in different seasons, as well determine the original location of moved corpses and help locate buried corpses.

11 Dec 2015

Specific deep-brain circuit's firing frequency can alter forebrain activity, alertness levels

Adjusting a specific deep-brain circuit's firing frequency immediately and dramatically alters rats' forebrain activity and alertness levels, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have shown.

11 Dec 2015

Shank3 gene linked to both autism and schizophrenia

Although it is known that psychiatric disorders have a strong genetic component, untangling the web of genes contributing to each disease is a daunting task. Scientists have found hundreds of genes that are mutated in patients with disorders such as autism, but each patient usually has only a handful of these variations.

10 Dec 2015

More California college students seeking mental health treatment, new RAND study shows

The proportion of California public university and college students receiving treatment for mental health issues increased more than 10 percent in the final year of a statewide prevention and early intervention program, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

10 Dec 2015

WGU accepts applications for new master's degree program to prepare professionals in healthcare industry

Western Governors University is now accepting applications for a new online master's degree program aimed at preparing professionals for senior leadership roles in healthcare.

10 Dec 2015

Innovative solutions to combat dementia event

Pauline Latham MP OBE hosted the University of Derby at the Houses of Parliament last week, for an event highlighting innovative approaches to cope with the rise of dementia.

From University of Derby Online Learning 10 Dec 2015

U of I study suggests link between instability and risky sexual behaviors among college students

A University of Illinois study suggests a significant link between instability in the lives of college-age young adults and the likelihood that they will engage in risky sex.

10 Dec 2015

CAMH survey finds risky drinking behaviour among Ontario students

Alcohol remains the most popular drug of choice for Ontario students in grades 7 through 12, with 29 percent of 12th graders engaging in hazardous drinking, according to the 2015 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

10 Dec 2015

Textbook view of the human cell cycle needs to be revised, shows new Danish research

Ground-breaking new Danish research has shown that the current scientific description of the human cell cycle needs to be revised. These findings could also lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches to target an Achilles' heel in different types of cancers.

9 Dec 2015

Students News and Research

Teens separated from fathers more likely to experience depressive symptoms

Heloise Anne Pereira named 2016 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Four UC Santa Barbara engineers named 2015 NAI fellows

Columbia Engineering professor wins grant to study tendon-to-bone integration for rotator cuff repair

Can Nanostructured Microelectrodes be Used to Analyze Biomarkers? An Interview with Dr Shana Kelley

New study reveals link between tinnitus severity and emotion processing in the brain

New GSA e-book provides detailed overviews of aging process across multiple organisms

Social and emotional skills intervention can help young Syrian refugees heal psychological wounds

ATS Tobacco Action Committee supports regulation to curb exposure to health risks associated with tobacco products

Three Rhine-Main Universities form strategic alliance to promote young research talents

Swiss students not in favor of pharmacological cognitive enhancement

Discovery may provide reliable 'clock' for forensic scientists

Specific deep-brain circuit's firing frequency can alter forebrain activity, alertness levels

Shank3 gene linked to both autism and schizophrenia

More California college students seeking mental health treatment, new RAND study shows

WGU accepts applications for new master's degree program to prepare professionals in healthcare industry

Innovative solutions to combat dementia event

U of I study suggests link between instability and risky sexual behaviors among college students

CAMH survey finds risky drinking behaviour among Ontario students

Textbook view of the human cell cycle needs to be revised, shows new Danish research

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