Archive: 22/08/2013

Study suggests chlamydia infection rates have changed over time but remains common among young women

(Medical Xpress)—A study exploring the frequency of chlamydia antibodies among young women – a marker for current and past infection – found this increased between 1993 and 2002, and then declined from 2007 to 2010. ...

Aug 22, 2013

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Not all memories fade with age

It may happen more than you care to admit. You draw on a memory from the not-so-distant past, and the bucket comes back empty. Your 10-year-old child, however, can recall the moment in a flash. "It was last summer. That street-fair ...

Aug 22, 2013

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Diet soda, aspertame and staying healthy: Q&A with nutritionist Jan Starkey

Coca-Cola this month began rolling out an advertising campaign to defend artificial sweeteners and to tout diet soft drinks as a healthy way to help people lose or manage their weight.

Aug 22, 2013

Study finds grandmothers who raise their grandkids struggle with depression

(Medical Xpress)—Grandmothers who care for their grandkids fulltime need help for depression and family strains, report researchers from the Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.

Aug 22, 2013

Early behavioural problems linked to lower GCSE grades

As thousands of 16-year-olds find out their GCSE results, new research has found that three-year-olds who display hyperactivity, inattention or conduct problems are at risk of worse academic outcomes when GCSEs come around.

Aug 22, 2013

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New light-activated suncream will cut skin cancer

With a Bank Holiday weekend around the corner and the expected return of sunny weather, families around Britain are hoping not to put the suncream away just yet.

Aug 22, 2013

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Human brains are hardwired for empathy, friendship, study shows

Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy – the ability to put ourselves in others' shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize ...

Aug 22, 2013

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Study seeks super agers' secrets to brain health

They're called "super agers"—men and women who are in their 80s and 90s, but with brains and memories that seem far younger.

Aug 22, 2013

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Australian parties snub tobacco money

Australia's ruling Labor party pledged a ban on tobacco company donations if returned to office Thursday and the conservatives followed suit, ordering an end to campaign funds from cigarette firms.

Aug 22, 2013

Test-tube babies: A simpler, cheaper technique? (Update)

Since the first test-tube baby was born more than three decades ago, in vitro fertilization has evolved into a highly sophisticated lab procedure. Now, scientists are going back to basics and testing a simpler and cheaper ...

Aug 22, 2013

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Archive: 22/08/2013

Study suggests chlamydia infection rates have changed over time but remains common among young women

Not all memories fade with age

Diet soda, aspertame and staying healthy: Q&A with nutritionist Jan Starkey

Study finds grandmothers who raise their grandkids struggle with depression

Early behavioural problems linked to lower GCSE grades

New light-activated suncream will cut skin cancer

Human brains are hardwired for empathy, friendship, study shows

Study seeks super agers' secrets to brain health

Australian parties snub tobacco money

Test-tube babies: A simpler, cheaper technique? (Update)

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