Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Can lifestyle changes prevent Alzheimer's disease?
Bronwen Zilmer has three generations of Alzheimer's disease in her family. She hopes not to be the fourth.
Mar 9, 2012
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News tagged with prevention program
Health
Higher Medicaid payments to dentists associated with increased rate of dental care among children
Children and adolescents from states that had higher Medicaid payment levels to dentists between 2000 and 2008 were more likely to receive dental care, although children covered by Medicaid received dental care less often ...
Jul 12, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover immune evasion strategy used by Malaria-causing parasite
The plasmodium parasite, which transmits malaria to humans through infected mosquitos, triggers changes in human genes that alter the body's adaptive immune response to malarial infections, according to a team of researchers ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Health
Cooking in the classroom to fight childhood obesity
Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other reports that childhood obesity has tripled over the past 30 years, we recognize the importance of reaching our children early to form good food habits. However, ...
Nov 8, 2011
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Health
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could yield sweet results
(PhysOrg.com) -- Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages a penny-per-ounce could reduce consumption and generate significant revenue, finds a study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University and the Bridging ...
May 13, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds childhood bullying linked to distrust and mental health problems in adolescence
A new study, co-led by UCLA Health and the University of Glasgow, found that young teenagers who develop a strong distrust of other people as a result of childhood bullying are substantially more likely to have significant ...
Feb 13, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Research reveals AIDS stigma remains in Australia
As Australia marks World AIDS Day on Saturday 1 December, new research reveals the enduring challenge of tackling stigma surrounding HIV.
Dec 3, 2018
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Pediatrics
Foster kids do much better under approach developed by CU School of Medicine
Foster kids who receive mentoring and training in skills such as anger management, healthy communication, and problem solving are less likely to move foster homes or to be placed in a residential treatment center, and more ...
Jul 3, 2012
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Health
Holding recess before lunch increases fruit and veggie consumption and decreases waste
Students participating in the National School Lunch Program are required to select a fruit and a vegetable side. This regulation is intended to get students to eat more fruits and vegetables; however, just because an apple ...
Jan 13, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One in three US youths report being victims of dating violence
About one in three American youths age 14-20 say they've been of victims of dating violence and almost one in three acknowledge they've committed violence toward a date, according to new research presented at the American ...
Jul 31, 2013
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