Medical Xpress: Baylor University in the news http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Baylor University Young women hold the key to success of 'sunless tanning' products, researcher finds Sunless tanning—whether with lotions, bronzers or tanning pills—has been promoted as an effective substitute to dodge the health risks of ultraviolet rays, but if the products don't provide the perfect tan, young women likely will not use them, according to a Baylor University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-young-women-key-success-sunless.html Health Fri, 10 May 2013 12:29:20 EST news287407749 Older people may be at greater risk for alcohol impairment than teens, study says An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to a study by Baylor University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-older-people-greater-alcohol-impairment.html Health Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:13:33 EST news284904803 Proximity to coal-tar-sealed pavement raises risk of cancer, study finds People living near asphalt pavement sealed with coal tar have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Much of this calculated excess risk results from exposures in children, age six or younger, to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the sealant. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-proximity-coal-tar-sealed-pavement-cancer.html Health Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:19:16 EST news283691940 Researchers study barriers, resources to physical activity in Texas towns Obesity, diabetes and other ailments plague impoverished communities at higher rates than the general United States population. In rural Texas border towns, or colonias, Mexican-American residents are at an even greater risk for chronic health problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-barriers-resources-physical-texas-towns.html Health Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:54:08 EST news280673642 Sports, shared activities are 'game changers' for dad/daughter relationships, study finds The most frequent turning point in father-daughter relationships is shared activity—especially sports—ahead of such pivotal events as when a daughter marries or leaves home, according to a study by Baylor University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-sports-game-changers-daddaughter-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:56:19 EST news280497361 Controversial treatment for autism may do more harm than good, researchers find A controversial treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not only ineffective but may be harmful, according to a study conducted by Baylor University researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-controversial-treatment-autism-good.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:56:38 EST news273430580 Cell phone addiction similar to compulsive buying and credit card misuse, study finds Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a Baylor University study in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cell-addiction-similar-compulsive-credit.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:28:56 EST news273331720 Grief stages can be likened to pinball machine workings, researcher says Moving through the traditional stages of grief can be as unpredictable as playing a pinball machine, with triggers of sorrow acting like pinball rudders to send a mourner into a rebound rather than an exit, according to a case study by a Baylor University researcher and a San Antonio psychologist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-grief-stages-likened-pinball-machine.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:57:01 EST news267793000 Actions don't always speak louder than words -- At least, not when it comes to forgiveness People are more likely to show forgiving behavior if they receive restitution, but they are more prone to report they have forgiven if they get an apology, according to Baylor University research published in the Journal of Positive Psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-actions-dont-louder-words-.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:59:14 EST news261799146 Child abuse and foster care admissions increase when parents use methamphetamines Methamphetamine abuse leads to an increase in child abuse and neglect, which causes an increase in foster care admissions, according to a study from Baylor University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-child-abuse-foster-admissions-parents.html Addiction Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:13:01 EST news260449878 Churches overlook women as donors, despite their growing wealth in US, study finds Many churches are missing opportunities to involve Christian women in philanthropy, with ministry leaders too often speaking "man to man" — despite the fact that women now control more than 51 percent of personal wealth nationally, according to a 2012 national survey. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-churches-overlook-women-donors-wealth.html Health Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:34:13 EST news258813245 Juveniles build up physical -- but not mental -- tolerance for alcohol in new study Research into alcohol's effect on juvenile rats shows they have an ability to build up a physical, but not cognitive, tolerance over the short term — a finding that could have implications for adolescent humans, according to Baylor University psychologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-juveniles-physical-mental-tolerance.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:18:05 EST news258797878 Study may offer clues to reverse cognitive deficits in humans The ability to navigate using spatial cues was impaired in mice whose brains were minus a channel that delivers potassium — a finding that may have implications for humans with damage to the hippocampus, a brain structure critical to memory and learning, according to a Baylor University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-clues-reverse-cognitive-deficits-humans.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:51:42 EST news254663455