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Getting the dirt on immunity: Study shows early exposure to germs is a good thing

(Medical Xpress) -- Previous human studies have suggested that early life exposure to microbes (i.e., germs) is an important determinant of adulthood sensitivity to allergic and autoimmune diseases such as hay fever, asthma ...

Immunology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Brain research shows two parents may be better than one

A team of researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) have discovered that adult brain cell production might be determined, in part, by the early parental environment. The study suggests that ...

Medical research created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Quarter-life crisis as common as a mid-life crisis, study says

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to findings presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference in Glasgow, young adults are just as vulnerable to suffering a quarter-life crisis as their older counterparts are to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Child's behavior linked to father-infant interactions, study shows

Children whose fathers are more positively engaged with them at age three months have fewer behavioural problems at age twelve months, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust. The study suggests that interventions ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Caffeine boosts power for elderly muscles

A new study to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on June 30 has shown that caffeine boosts power in older muscles, suggesting the stimulant could aid elderly people to maintain their strength, reducing ...

Health created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Study: Happy youngsters more likely to grow into wealthy adults

The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely to earn more money as adults.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why older adults become fraud victims more often: Brain shows diminished response to untrustworthiness

Why are older people especially vulnerable to becoming victims of fraud? A new UCLA study indicates that an important clue may lie in a particular region of the brain that influences the ability to discern who is honest and ...

Neuroscience created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Do ovaries continue to produce eggs during adulthood?

A compelling new genetic study tracing the origins of immature egg cells, or 'oocytes', from the embryonic period throughout adulthood adds new information to a growing controversy. The notion of a "biological clock" in women ...

Genetics created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Answer isn't always on the 'tip of the tongue' for older adults

Has your memory failed you today, such as struggling to recall a word that's "on the tip of your tongue?" If so, you're not alone.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Adolescent expectations of early death predict young adult socioeconomic status

(Medical Xpress) -- Adolescents' expectations of an early death can predict their economic futures more than a decade later, according to a new study from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Health created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Team shows how childhood viral infection leads to increased risk for allergic asthma as adult

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown in an animal model that a common childhood virus disables the normal ...

Immunology created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Pessimism about the future may lead to longer, healthier life, research finds

Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Over 50? Checklist may predict if you'll be alive in 10 years

(HealthDay)—A simple checklist could help doctors estimate whether an older patient will be alive 10 years from now, according to a new study.

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Shedding light on the long shadow of childhood adversity

Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research, practice and policy in addressing this issue, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Childhood socioeconomic status affects brain volume

(HealthDay) -- Childhood socioeconomic status affects hippocampal volume in older adults, after adjusting for adult socioeconomic status, gender, education, and other factors, according to a study published ...

Neuroscience created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast