http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Today archaeologists unearthed a 'Black Death' grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died from the plague. The victims are thought to have died during the 14th century and archaeologists anticipate finding many more as they excavate the site. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-paper-plague.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:27:58 EST news282569266 Having a fear of birth has a negative impact on women's pregnancy and birth. In recently published research from a collaboration of The University of Melbourne, Australia, and Uppsala University, Sweden, doctoral student Helen Haines draws the conclusion that the 'no worries'approach to this issue in Australia has underestimated the needs of a considerable number of pregnant women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-approach-australian-women-childbirth.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:48:52 EST news281616526 Individuals who drink excessively or are alcohol dependent (AD) have reduced central serotonergic neurotransmission, which can have an impact on planning, judgment, self-control, and emotional regulation. Childhood maltreatment has also been found to have a negative impact on central serotonergic neurotransmission. A new evaluation of the impact of childhood maltreatment on central serotonergic dysfunction in AD individuals has found that self-reported childhood emotional abuse is associated with a 90-percent reduction in central serotonergic neurotransmission in male AD individuals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-childhood-emotional-abuse-strong-male.html Addiction Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:05:54 EST news279302744 Whether an applicant receives a high or low score may have more to do with who else was interviewed that day than the overall strength of the applicant pool, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ace-strongest-competition-day.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:32:40 EST news277666354 Parents whose children move far away from home are less likely to become depressed than parents with children living nearby, according to a new study of rural districts in Thailand. The study, led by scientists at King's College London, suggests that children who migrate to urban areas are more likely to financially support their parents, which may be a factor for lower levels of depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-emigration-children-urban-areas-parents.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:00:26 EST news273757721 (HealthDay)—For students with a good memory, feeling anxious before taking an exam might actually lead to a higher test score, researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-pre-test-jitters-boost-scores.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:36:05 EST news269256953 Fertility treatment has a strong emotional impact on women who want to have children. A study of European countries with the highest number of assisted reproduction cycles identifies which aspects of reproduction treatment contribute to psychological stress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-treatment-stress-women-fertility-therapy.html Health Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:19:52 EST news268481979 A much anticipated addition to the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) is questionable according to research findings. The newly revised DSM-5, the first alterations since it was last revised in 1994, includes attenuated psychosis syndrome (APS), a new diagnosis that would identify those impaired by preliminary psychotic symptoms that do not meet the threshold for an existing diagnosis as having a psychotic disorder. In an effort to understand the impact this new diagnosis would have in a real clinical setting, researchers at Butler Hospital, Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital studied how APS applied in an outpatient clinic, and found reasons for concern. The findings are published in the October issue of Journal of Clinical Psychology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-faults-mental-disorder-diagnosis.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:52:36 EST news268480342 Carers for the elderly are more likely to be female, aged 70, facing health risks, and under financial stress a Sydney Nursing School and Sydney Medical School study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-elderly.html Health Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:27:27 EST news268385237 (Medical Xpress)—Youngsters who receive instant lottery tickets as a gift tend to begin gambling earlier in life—a possible risk factor for more severe gambling disorders later, Yale School of Medicine researchers report Sept. 19 in the journal Adolescent Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-kids-gifts-lottery-tickets-gamble.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:18:13 EST news267693487 (Medical Xpress) -- As children with autism spectrum disorder transition into adolescence, how mothers perceive the impact of their child on their lives is influenced by ethnicity and education levels, a new University of Michigan study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-affect-mothers-perceptions-child-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:21:02 EST news261807654 (Medical Xpress) -- The negative impact of stress on health is widely documented. So is the importance of reducing stress in one’s life. But a new animal study is the first to model stress reduction and its biological effects in rodents as they are placed in various caging environments, according to a recent study led by UCSF researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-environment-affects-stress-mice.html Medical research Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:22:39 EST news261040937 If a train is travelling a distance of 55 miles at 150mph, how long will it take to reach its destination? If the thought of having to answer this question makes you apprehensive, then you may have mathematics anxiety. A new study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions reports that a number of school-age children suffer from mathematics anxiety and, although both genders' performance is likely to be affected as a result, girls' maths performance is more likely to suffer than boys'. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-girls-mathematics-boys-result-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:00:02 EST news260951471 Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche is under investigation over a failure to properly report adverse drug side-effects, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-roche-probed-faulty-drug-safety.html Medications Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:02:17 EST news259516928 Heart transplant patients are notorious for developing an aggressive form of coronary artery disease that can often result in heart failure, death or the need for repeat transplantation. The condition can also have a negative impact on future cardiac procedures, such as stenting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-survival-heart-transplant-patients-arteries.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:33:07 EST news259255974 In recent years, a growing body of evidence has linked inflammation to the development of insulin resistance. In insulin resistance, the hormone insulin is less effective in promoting glucose uptake from the bloodstream into other tissues. Obesity is a major factor that contributes to insulin resistance, which can eventually lead to type 2 diabetes. Previous studies have shown that proinflammatory molecules found in fat tissue decreases sensitivity of tissues to insulin. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-obesity-induced-insulin-sensitivity.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:05:49 EST news257774686 If you are a white girl, a black girl or a black boy, exposure to today's electronic media in the long run tends to make you feel worse about yourself. If you're a white boy, you'll feel better, according to a new study led by an Indiana University professor. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-tv-decrease-self-esteem-children-white.html Pediatrics Wed, 30 May 2012 05:15:19 EST news257573658 (HealthDay) -- Parents who smoke may put their children at greater risk for bladder irritation, according to a small new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-ties-secondhand-bladder-kids.html Health Mon, 21 May 2012 04:50:01 EST news256791884 A Rhode Island Hospital psychiatrist and researcher explains the negative impact of broadening the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). In a newly published commentary in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Mark Zimmerman, M.D., explains that lowering the diagnostic threshold for bipolar disorder will likely do more harm than good for patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-rhode-island-hospital-broadening-bipolar.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:32:25 EST news254485938 Existing scientific literature suggests the U.S. government nutritional program known as WIC improves birth outcomes of children, but new research is unable to find either a positive or negative impact on infant health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-belief-wic-infant-health-positive.html Health Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:21:25 EST news253880475 (Medical Xpress) -- Research designed to understand the effect of text messaging on language found that texting has a negative impact on people's linguistic ability to interpret and accept words. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-texting-affects-ability-words.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:43:40 EST news248953393 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from several institutions in the Philadelphia area have banded together to form a team to look into the possible impact a certain type of MicroRNA (miRNA) may have on the neurological aging process in fruit flies. They have, as they report in their paper published in Nature, found that when the miRNA, miR-34 is more active, neuron degradation due to aging is less pronounced than when it is less so or absent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-link-microrna-neurological-aging-fruit.html Medical research Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:30:04 EST news248601098 It is well known that smoking leads to a reduction in levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), which is a marker for airway inflammation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-cigarette-effect-young-adults.html Health Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:19:49 EST news238648780 Whistleblowing incidents can have a serious, long-term impact on people's emotional well-being and their colleagues and employers have a responsibility to provide them with the support they need, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-greater-tackle-emotional-consequences-whistleblowing.html Health Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:40:24 EST news237552014 Directly advertising food items to children worries many parents and health care providers, and the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association have expressed concern about the negative impact of advertising on children's healthy food choices. A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics explores the relationship between fast food advertisements, parental influence, and the food choices made by children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-children-food-choices-affected-advertising.html Health Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:41:07 EST news237091254 Obesity stigma exists within many workplaces and cultural settings, often having a negative impact on individuals’ health, social behaviours and outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-stigma-obesity.html Health Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:31:50 EST news236266299 A normal but concerning consequence of pregnancy is the fact that pregnant women are more susceptible to infection. University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have identified the underlying mechanisms for this physiologic immune suppression that may lead to new therapies to help ward off infections during pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-key-women-infections-pregnancy.html Medical research Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:37:24 EST news230485031 Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in the brain, as well as learning and memory problems and even depression, new research in mice suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-air-pollution-linked-memory-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:09:29 EST news229079323 The results of a unique study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, show that personality has an impact on how likely people are to take their medication. This is the first major study of its kind to be published in the online journal PloS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-personality-affects-medication.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 10 May 2011 09:11:48 EST news224237479