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Teens exploring sexuality online experience health and safety risks

Teens spend hours every day on internet-connected devices, where limitless opportunities to explore sexuality online.

10 Apr 2019

Study: Food insecurity adversely impacts learning ability of adolescents

Food insecurity--that is, limited access to sufficient safe and nutritious food at home--negatively impacts on the learning ability of adolescents in India, new research shows.

10 Apr 2019

Plain facts about health risks of sugary drinks may offer new strategy to reduce childhood obesity

A new study at Columbia University suggests that giving mothers plain facts about the health risks of consuming sugary drinks during pregnancy and early childhood may offer a new strategy to reduce childhood obesity.

10 Apr 2019

Science of Chocolate series of workshops aims to promote interest in science

This project has been coordinated by the Scientific Communication Unit of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and the Catalan Chemical Research Institute.

10 Apr 2019

Large-scale screen efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers

UC San Francisco scientists have designed a large-scale screen that efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers when combined, but only weakly effective when used alone.

10 Apr 2019

Study finds increasing prevalence of COPD in nonsmokers

The global burden of COPD is high, and prevalence of nonsmokers with COPD has been increasing. In a study to be presented at CHEST Congress Thailand 2019, researchers in Nagpur, India, sought to describe the characteristics of nonsmoking patients with COPD and to determine associated comorbidities and exposures.

10 Apr 2019

Students who enjoyed their alone time seem to display greater psychological health

Transitioning from high school to college can be stressful. Trying to fit in, making new friends, missing old ones and home, meeting professors' and one's own expectations--can all be daunting.

10 Apr 2019

Near-simultaneous ICU admissions may have adverse effect on patient outcomes

A strain in ICU capacity has been linked to adverse patient outcomes. New research to be presented at CHEST Congress 2019 Thailand suggests that near-simultaneous ICU admissions are frequent and may also have an adverse effect on patient outcomes.

10 Apr 2019

UCD based healthcare start-up receives funding and plans expansion into US market

A University College Dublin based start-up, THEYA Healthcare (www.theyahealthcare.com), which designs and manufactures healthcare garments, has secured an investment of €665,000.

10 Apr 2019

Proton therapy shows excellent outcomes, minimal side effects in high-risk neuroblastoma patients

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania analyzed the largest cohort to date of pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma treated with proton radiation therapy, finding both that proton therapy was effective at reducing tumors and demonstrated minimal toxicity to surrounding organs.

10 Apr 2019

CSU researchers examine prevalence of sexual harassment in scientific field settings

Scientists involved in a field campaign are away from their normal routines, offices and universities, including the support mechanisms available if sexual harassment or other inappropriate behaviors occur.

10 Apr 2019

Bringing Maine researchers together to identify solutions to opioid epidemic in Maine

The MDI Biological Laboratory and the University of New England are bringing Maine researchers together to discuss how they can collaborate to identify solutions to the opioid epidemic in Maine.

10 Apr 2019

Stimulating parvalbumin-containing cells causes surprising changes in blood volume, flow

Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia are some of the most common brain disorders and have been associated with problems in cells that contain a type of protein, called parvalbumin.

10 Apr 2019

Digital technologies help nonspecialist to offer mental health care in low-resource settings

Text messaging, mobile apps, and other digital technologies are being used in innovative ways to support nonspecialist health workers in increasing access to mental health care in low- and middle-income countries, according to a narrative review in the March/April issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

10 Apr 2019

Value of dietary supplements in question

Millions of people around the world supplement their diet with vitamins and minerals to boost their health.

10 Apr 2019

New study identifies, analyzes teens’ favorite character in Spanish series

A study has sought to identify and analyze adolescents' favorite kind of character in the Spanish teen series.

10 Apr 2019

Scientists develop technique to clear abnormal tau protein from human neurons

Harnessing a probe used to image the brain in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully cleared patient-derived brain cells of an abnormal protein associated with dementia and other neurogenerative disorders.

10 Apr 2019

Understanding imbalance in key neural pathway to help treat psychiatric disorders

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have identified for the first time an imbalance in a key neural pathway that explains how some people reactivate negative emotional memories.

10 Apr 2019

Mental health care for elderly comes into focus

According to a new study self-harm is becoming a major health issue among the elderly. This is bringing into focus the issue of mental health among the elderly. The results of the study titled, “Self-harm in older adults: systematic review,” were published in the latest issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

10 Apr 2019

Newly developed approach efficiently assesses carcinogenicity of chemicals

Researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health have developed and evaluated a fast, accurate and cost-effective approach to assessing the carcinogenicity of chemicals--that is, whether exposure to a chemical increases a person's long-term cancer risk.

10 Apr 2019

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Teens exploring sexuality online experience health and safety risks

Study: Food insecurity adversely impacts learning ability of adolescents

Plain facts about health risks of sugary drinks may offer new strategy to reduce childhood obesity

Science of Chocolate series of workshops aims to promote interest in science

Large-scale screen efficiently identifies drugs that are potent cancer-killers

Study finds increasing prevalence of COPD in nonsmokers

Students who enjoyed their alone time seem to display greater psychological health

Near-simultaneous ICU admissions may have adverse effect on patient outcomes

UCD based healthcare start-up receives funding and plans expansion into US market

Proton therapy shows excellent outcomes, minimal side effects in high-risk neuroblastoma patients

CSU researchers examine prevalence of sexual harassment in scientific field settings

Bringing Maine researchers together to identify solutions to opioid epidemic in Maine

Stimulating parvalbumin-containing cells causes surprising changes in blood volume, flow

Digital technologies help nonspecialist to offer mental health care in low-resource settings

Value of dietary supplements in question

New study identifies, analyzes teens’ favorite character in Spanish series

Scientists develop technique to clear abnormal tau protein from human neurons

Understanding imbalance in key neural pathway to help treat psychiatric disorders

Mental health care for elderly comes into focus

Newly developed approach efficiently assesses carcinogenicity of chemicals

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