Study aims to improve diagnosis of adult autism
Developing better tools to diagnose autism in adulthood is among the key aims of a new study by Flinders University PhD candidate Clare Holmes.
Autism spectrum disorders
Sep 14, 2012 |
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Therapies for spinal cord injury: On the cutting edge of clinical translation
The Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) Publishing Group is proud to announce publication of the NACTN/AOSNA Focus Issue on Spinal Cord Injury, a supplement to the September issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, which is sponsor ...
Surgery
Aug 31, 2012 |
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UW–Madison researchers expanding study on human resilience
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute on Aging are studying how adults overcome social and economic challenges and whether it matters for their health, with a special focus on human resilience in ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Male mice exposed to chronic social stress have anxious female offspring
A study in mice conducted by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) suggests that a woman's risk of anxiety and dysfunctional social behavior may depend on the experiences of her parents, particularly fathers, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 22, 2012 |
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Considerable variation in outcomes for cleft lip/Palate
(HealthDay) -- There is considerable variation in the neuropsychological, behavioral, and academic outcomes of individuals with cleft lip and palate, as the outcomes are affected by developmental level, sex, ...
Health
Aug 17, 2012 |
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Depression in young adults linked to higher risk of early death
Depression in young adulthood can have long-lasting effects, potentially leading to a higher risk of death even decades later, suggests a new study in the Annals of Epidemiology. These findings highlight ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Heavy teenage cannabis use linked with anxiety disorders
(Medical Xpress) -- Teenagers who smoke cannabis weekly or more are twice as likely as non-users to have an anxiety disorder in their late 20s, even if they stop using, a study of 2000 Victorian teenagers ...
Addiction
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Why do infants get sick so often? Researchers reveal cell signaling prevents growth of essential immune cells
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System are helping to quell parents' worry about why infants seem to get sick so often.
Immunology
Aug 07, 2012 |
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Psychology gives courts, policymakers evidence to help judge adolescents' actions
Determining when a teenage brain becomes an adult brain is not an exact science but it's getting closer, according to an expert in adolescent developmental psychology, speaking at the American Psychological Association's ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2012 |
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Teen survival expectations predict later risk-taking behavior
Some young people's expectations that they will not live long, healthy lives may actually foreshadow such outcomes.
Health
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Childhood defiance correlated with drug dependence
Children who exhibit oppositional behavior run the risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, cannabis and cocaine whilst Inattention symptoms represent a specific additional risk of nicotine addiction. Nevertheless, hyperactivity ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Early mediterranean diet benefits arteries in adulthood
(HealthDay) -- Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern in early life is associated with lower arterial stiffness in adulthood, according to a study published online July 19 in the Journal of Internal Me ...
Health
Jul 31, 2012 |
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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
Jul 26, 2012 |
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Use of sunbeds leads to 3000+ cases of melanoma a year in Europe
Of 63,942 new cases of cutaneous melanoma (a form of skin cancer) diagnosed each year in Europe an estimated 3,438 (5.4%) are related to sunbed use. Sunbed users are at a 20% increased relative risk of skin cancer compared ...
Cancer
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Team develops better understanding of memory retrieval between children and adults
Neuroscientists from Wayne State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are taking a deeper look into how the brain mechanisms for memory retrieval differ between adults and children. While the memory ...
Neuroscience
Jul 24, 2012 |
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