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Open access journals reaching the same scientific impact as subscription journals

BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine adds scientific rigour to the debate about open access research, by publishing an article which compares the scientific impact of open access with traditional subscription publis ...

Other created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Emergency patients prefer technology-based interventions for behavioral issues

A Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that emergency department patients prefer technology-based interventions for high-risk behaviors such as alcohol use, unsafe sex and violence. ER patients said they would choose ...

Health created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overqualified recent immigrants three times as likely to be injured at work

Men who are recent immigrants and over qualified for their jobs are more than three times as likely to sustain an injury at work as their appropriately qualified peers who have been in the country for some time, suggests ...

Health created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Half of inner city children in deprived areas consuming fast food/drinks at least twice a week

Over half of inner city school-kids in deprived areas may be consuming fast foods/drinks at least twice a week, if the findings from one London borough are applicable elsewhere, suggests research published in the online journal ...

Health created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children exposed to HIV in the womb at increased risk for hearing loss

Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a National Institutes of Health research network.

Pediatrics created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dyslexic's research set to help fellow sufferers

A University of Derby student inspired by her own experience to examine the challenges dyslexic students face at University, was surprised and delighted to see her research published in a top psychological journal.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study says soft drink consumption not the major contributor to childhood obesity

Most children and youth who consume soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, such as fruit punch and lemonade, are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers who drink healthy beverages, says a new study published ...

Health created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teaching autistic teens to cope

Teenagers with autism spectrum disorder are in a bind. The disorder is characterized by impairments in communication and social interaction, but it's a continuum, so some teens diagnosed with ASD are considered high functioning ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Helping adolescents root out stigma associated with mental illness

Health experts agree that reducing the stigma associated with adolescent mental illness is an essential step toward increasing the number of teenagers who seek the help they need.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How do studies get selected for publication?

The factors predicting the eventual impact of scientific research (i.e. high citation rates) were successfully identified in abstracts selected for presentation at the annual ESC Congress. Interestingly, predictors of publication ...

Cardiology created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Behavioral support from peers, staff lowers patients' blood pressure

Behavioral support from peers and primary care office staff can help patients improve their blood pressure control by as much as starting a new drug, a new study found. Barbara J. Turner, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.A., M.A.C.P., of ...

Health created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents are happier than non-parents, new research suggests

New research by psychologists at three North American universities, including the University of British Columbia, finds that parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning from life than non-parents.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Improving access to education and employment, reducing injuries are among best ways to improve adolescent health

The second paper in The Lancet Series on Adolescent Health addresses the social determinants that affect health in this age group. It concludes that the most effective interventions to improve adolescent health are likely ...

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feelings of immaturity accompany alcohol misuse into adulthood; discovery could improve treatments

Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual's early 20s doesn't correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn't stop as they reach age 30, young adults can feel psychologically underdeveloped, ...

Addiction created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Peers influence adolescent drinking, but not always how you might expect

Drinking during adolescence has both short- and long-term negative health consequences. Prior research has shown that peer influence is one of the most important predictors of alcohol use in adolescence. This study used a ...

Health created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0