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TAU researchers discover gene that may predict human responses to specific antidepressants

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, but they don't work for everyone. What's more, patients must often try several different SSRI medications, each with a different set of side effects, before finding one that is effective.

9 Dec 2013

UC Santa Barbara extends research contract with Army Research Laboratory

UC Santa Barbara's Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies has received an extension of its contract with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory-Army Research Office, providing an additional $48 million over three years to support research that is inspired by biological systems. The continuation in ICB funding speaks to the success of a decade of fundamental research in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, engineering, physics, materials science, computer science, neuroscience and medicine.

9 Dec 2013

High frequency cell phone users have lower GPA, higher anxiety, and lower happiness in life

Today, smartphones are central to college students' lives, keeping them constantly connected with friends, family and the Internet. Students' cell phones are rarely out of reach whether the setting is a college classroom, library, recreational center, cafeteria or dorm room.

9 Dec 2013

Children with higher parental stress gain more weight

Parental stress is linked to weight gain in children, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital. The study found that children whose parents have high levels of stress have a Body Mass Index, or BMI, about 2 per cent higher than those whose parents have low levels of stress. Children with higher parental stress also gained weight at a 7 per cent higher rate during the study period than other children.

8 Dec 2013

Study identifies specific DCPR syndromes that could affect obesity

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has applied diagnostic criteria for psychosomatic syndromes to a sample of patients with morbid obesity.

6 Dec 2013

Powder, crack cocaine use varies and overlaps among high school seniors

The use of crack and powder cocaine both varies and overlaps among high school seniors, researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center have found. Their findings, which appear in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, point to the need to take into account both common and different at-risk factors in developing programming and messaging to stem cocaine use.

6 Dec 2013

Special journal issue provides new ways to address current struggles in geriatric medical education

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, the Official Journal of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, has published Special Issue - Building Capacity in Geriatrics: Innovative Approaches in Medical Education to provide new and innovative ways to address the current struggles in geriatric medical education.

6 Dec 2013

College students not only bring dirty socks but also mononucleosis to home

One of the hallmarks of heading home for winter break is the enormous amounts of laundry college students bring as a welcome home present for Mom and Dad. But the dirty socks might not be the only unwelcome guest they transport home. They might also bring mononucleosis, better known as mono.

6 Dec 2013

Longer reads: HIV secrets, millennials' mental health and sleeping pills without side effects

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

6 Dec 2013

Evidence reveals lack of public acceptance toward breast-feeding may influence hesitation

African-American mothers breast-feed their children at lower rates than Caucasian, Latina and Asian mothers. This difference often has been attributed to socio-demographic factors such as age, income, education and personal experience with breast-feeding.

5 Dec 2013

Federal judge hears arguments on health law subsidies

Millions of people in 34 states could be denied government subsidies to help them pay for insurance if the latest lawsuit brought by the opponents of the health law is successful.

5 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 4, 2013

Today's headlines spotlight the White House's push to defend the health law and advance positive messages about its benefits.

4 Dec 2013

Lord Walton of Detchant receives honorary degree from Northumbria University

Northumbria University, Newcastle has today awarded Lord Walton of Detchant with an honorary degree in recognition of his long career as a world-leading neurologist.

4 Dec 2013

Young people who combine alcohol with energy drinks can end up drinking more

Young people who combine alcohol with caffeine-laden energy drinks can end up drinking more than they intended to, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

4 Dec 2013

Prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development and change behavior

Prenatal exposure to alcohol severely disrupts major features of brain development that potentially lead to increased anxiety and poor motor function, conditions typical in humans with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, according to neuroscientists at the University of California, Riverside.

3 Dec 2013

Study explores social and emotional impact of Tourette syndrome in secondary schools

Secondary school can be a stressful enough time for any teenager, but for those living with Tourette Syndrome (TS) their neurological condition can present a whole new set of challenges.

3 Dec 2013

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol may lead to more serious alcohol-related problems

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults.

3 Dec 2013

UK to fund over 70 new Centres for Doctoral Training

Details of how a -350 million fund will be used to train over 3,500 postgraduate students in engineering and physical sciences, will be announced today by Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts.

28 Nov 2013

E-cigarettes pose a new route to nicotine addiction for kids

E-cigarettes have been widely promoted as a way for people to quit smoking conventional cigarettes. Now, in the first study of its kind, UC San Francisco researchers are reporting that, at the point in time they studied, youth using e-cigarettes were more likely to be trying to quit, but also were less likely to have stopped smoking and were smoking more, not less.

27 Nov 2013

Advances in cardiovascular sciences to be discussed at University of Leicester

Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences are to be showcased in two public lectures at the University of Leicester.

27 Nov 2013

Students News and Research

TAU researchers discover gene that may predict human responses to specific antidepressants

UC Santa Barbara extends research contract with Army Research Laboratory

High frequency cell phone users have lower GPA, higher anxiety, and lower happiness in life

Children with higher parental stress gain more weight

Study identifies specific DCPR syndromes that could affect obesity

Powder, crack cocaine use varies and overlaps among high school seniors

Special journal issue provides new ways to address current struggles in geriatric medical education

College students not only bring dirty socks but also mononucleosis to home

Longer reads: HIV secrets, millennials' mental health and sleeping pills without side effects

Evidence reveals lack of public acceptance toward breast-feeding may influence hesitation

Federal judge hears arguments on health law subsidies

First Edition: December 4, 2013

Lord Walton of Detchant receives honorary degree from Northumbria University

Young people who combine alcohol with energy drinks can end up drinking more

Prenatal alcohol exposure impacts brain development and change behavior

Study explores social and emotional impact of Tourette syndrome in secondary schools

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol may lead to more serious alcohol-related problems

UK to fund over 70 new Centres for Doctoral Training

E-cigarettes pose a new route to nicotine addiction for kids

Advances in cardiovascular sciences to be discussed at University of Leicester

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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