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Researchers outline effective strategies to prevent teen depression and suicide

(Medical Xpress)—Untreated depression is one of the leading causes of teen suicide, and signs of depression can also be a warning that a teen is contemplating suicide. In an article published this week in the quarterly ...

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Research suggests boys are more likely than girls to abuse over-the-counter drugs

As crackdowns get tougher on alcohol, tobacco sales, and illicit drugs, there's a growing trend among youth to turn to another source to get high: their parent's medicine cabinet. A new University of Cincinnati study suggests ...

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New study finds a common bond between school bullies and their targets: alcohol abuse

A new study out of the University of Cincinnati finds that both school bullies and their victims are likely to abuse alcohol after a bullying episode. Keith King, a University of Cincinnati professor of health promotion, ...

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New options for ease and accuracy in extraction of rare cells or separating blood

(Medical Xpress)—Using something called "inertial microfluidics," University of Cincinnati researchers are able to continuously and selectively collect rare cells, such as circulating tumor cells, based ...

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Obesity, exposure to pollutants affect asthma control

(Phys.org) -- Older adults who are obese or exposed to traffic pollutants are more likely to have poorly controlled asthma, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers.

Immunology created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Vaccinations of U.S. children declined after publication of a now-refuted autism risk: study

(Medical Xpress) -- New University of Cincinnati research has found that fewer parents in the United States vaccinated their children in the wake of concerns about a purported link (now widely discredited) ...

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Early-life exposure to secondhand smoke affects girls more than boys, new study suggests

The negative health effects of early-life exposure to secondhand smoke appear to impact girls more than boys—particularly those with early-life allergic sensitization, according to new research from the University of ...

Immunology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

BPA could affect reproductive capabilities, cause infection of the uterus

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found evidence that, in addition to affecting the heart, brain and nervous system, bisphenol A (BPA), could affect a mammal's ability to reproduce by altering the structure ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low-fat milk is good, but some sun is an option for vitamin D

(Medical Xpress) -- With obesity on the rise, nutritional issues have been taken on by public and governmental officials.   In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a federally funded, five-year plan to imp ...

Health created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Enhanced vision training boosts batters, research shows

Members of the University of Cincinnati (UC) baseball team significantly improved their batting performance with the help of an enhanced vision training program, according to research published in a scientific research journal.

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Research reveals hormone action that could lead to treatments for type 2 diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered that the immediate improvement in blood sugar (blood glucose) for those with type 2 diabetes who undergo gastric bypass surgery is related to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shorter treatment with hepatitis C drug combination may be more beneficial, study shows

University of Cincinnati research published in the Sept. 14, 2011, advance online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine shows that patients with hepatitis C who took a combination medication—a telaprevir-based regime ...

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Wakeup call for college students: New research finds you need to catch more z's

University of Cincinnati research finds that college students could be undermining their own education, simply because they're not practicing proper sleep habits. The study, led by Adam Knowlden, a UC doctoral student in ...

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Help available for borderline personality disorder

(Medical Xpress) -- Normally, pro football stars call news conferences to discuss touchdowns, tackles or Twitter accounts. But Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall had a completely different objective when he stepped ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mold exposure during infancy increases asthma risk

Infants who live in "moldy” homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7—an age that children can be accurately diagnosed with the condition.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast