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Regular drug use may hamper moral decision making

Regular cocaine and methamphetamine users can have difficulty choosing between right and wrong, perhaps because the specific parts of their brains used for moral processing and evaluating emotions are damaged by their prolonged drug habits.

13 Jul 2016

Food nudging could contribute to healthy eating

Is it possible to change our behaviour when it comes to food choices only by presenting the food to the guests in a canteen in a different order, or by making it more difficult to reach the less healthy food? Yes, a review of existing research in this area concludes.

13 Jul 2016

Community-level ART coverage, male circumcision linked to decline in new male HIV infections in Uganda

Increasing the number of men who undergo circumcision and increasing the rates at which women with HIV are given antiretroviral therapy (ART) were associated with significant declines in the number of new male HIV infections in rural Ugandan communities, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health research suggests.

13 Jul 2016

Research sheds more light on midlife memory decline

The inability to remember details, such as the location of objects, begins in early midlife and may be the result of a change in what information the brain focuses on during memory formation and retrieval, rather than a decline in brain function, according to a study by McGill University researchers.

13 Jul 2016

Impact of diet may depend on individual’s genetic composition

If you've ever seen a friend have good results from a diet but then not been able to match those results yourself, you may not be surprised by new findings in mice that show that diet response is highly individualized.

13 Jul 2016

Experts highlight need for greater privacy and security measures in mHealth technologies

With over two-thirds of U.S. adults owning a smartphone, and the rise in miniaturized sensors and low-power body area networks that are used for remote health monitoring, mobile health is beginning to experience a boom.

13 Jul 2016

Study reveals problems encountered when trying to avoid plastic exposure

The well-known documentary "Plastic Planet" by Werner Boote starkly illustrates the dangers of plastic and synthetics for human beings and also shows how ubiquitous plastic is.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers examine which front-of-package nutrition label helps consumers choose healthful items

Marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas and their colleague at the University of Mississippi compared nutrition information labels on the front of packaged food products to understand which labels help consumers choose more healthful items.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers investigate role of OXTR gene in binge eating

A study by York University researcher Caroline Davis and her colleagues at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is the first to demonstrate that variants of the Oxytocin Receptor gene contribute to why some of us overeat or engage in episodes of binge eating.

13 Jul 2016

New study finds whether HIV-infected people on antiretroviral treatment transmit virus to their partner

A new study has found that neither gay men nor heterosexual people with HIV transmit the virus to their partner, provided they are on suppressive antiretroviral treatment.

13 Jul 2016

Review highlights lack of consistent assessment tool to assess driving ability in people with Alzheimer's

No single assessment tool is able to consistently determine driving ability in people with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment, a St. Michael's Hospital research review has found.

13 Jul 2016

New easy-to-use method may help people estimate food portions using their hands

Researchers from the University of Sydney's Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders have developed a portable and easy-to-use method to help people estimate portion size using only their hands.

13 Jul 2016

WHO and partners launch new strategies to reduce violence against children

WHO and partners today launch 7 interlinked strategies to reduce violence against children.

13 Jul 2016

New research explains why many diet plans do not work

Many diet plans are doomed from the start. The reason? Dieters tend to adopt the wrong strategies, often planning to ditch their favorite foods and replace them with less-desirable options, according to new research from Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business.

13 Jul 2016

Study shows how increase in BMI contributes to multiple myeloma growth and progression

In a new study published in Cancer Letters, American University researchers show how, as body mass index increases, so does the growth and spread of the blood cancer multiple myeloma, which accounts for about 10 percent of all blood cancers in patients.

12 Jul 2016

Tips to prevent and treat blisters

Whether it's because you started running more or just got a new pair of sandals, it seems like summer is the season for blisters.

12 Jul 2016

New program at ACR conference to provide practical strategies to increase value of radiology practices

Radiology practice team members will obtain quality improvement strategies to enhance patient safety and practice quality infrastructure at the American College of Radiology Annual Conference on Quality and Safety. The conference, which will be held Sept. 16-17 in Boston, will also encourage greater operational synergy within teams.

12 Jul 2016

Factors linked to sexual victimization risk among college students

Sexual victimization on college campuses may be more or less likely depending on institutional characteristics of the school such as size, type (public or private), sex ratio, selectivity, and percentage of students involved in Greek life (fraternities and sororities).

12 Jul 2016

Study provides more insights into abusive head injury in small children

Abusive head injury, sometimes referred to as shaken baby syndrome or non-accidental trauma, is the third leading cause of head injuries in small children in the US. For children under the age of 1 year, it is the cause of the majority of serious head injuries.

12 Jul 2016

Study finds higher suicide rate among people with epilepsy than general population

The suicide rate among people with epilepsy is 22 percent higher than the general population, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in Epilepsy & Behavior.

12 Jul 2016

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Regular drug use may hamper moral decision making

Food nudging could contribute to healthy eating

Community-level ART coverage, male circumcision linked to decline in new male HIV infections in Uganda

Research sheds more light on midlife memory decline

Impact of diet may depend on individual’s genetic composition

Experts highlight need for greater privacy and security measures in mHealth technologies

Study reveals problems encountered when trying to avoid plastic exposure

Researchers examine which front-of-package nutrition label helps consumers choose healthful items

Researchers investigate role of OXTR gene in binge eating

New study finds whether HIV-infected people on antiretroviral treatment transmit virus to their partner

Review highlights lack of consistent assessment tool to assess driving ability in people with Alzheimer's

New easy-to-use method may help people estimate food portions using their hands

WHO and partners launch new strategies to reduce violence against children

New research explains why many diet plans do not work

Study shows how increase in BMI contributes to multiple myeloma growth and progression

Tips to prevent and treat blisters

New program at ACR conference to provide practical strategies to increase value of radiology practices

Factors linked to sexual victimization risk among college students

Study provides more insights into abusive head injury in small children

Study finds higher suicide rate among people with epilepsy than general population

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