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High-testosterone competitors more likely to choose red

Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that it may ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Chiropractic therapy helps reduce acute low back pain

(HealthDay)—Military personnel with acute lower back pain (LBP) who receive chiropractic manipulative therapy (CMT) in addition to standard medical care (SMC) show significantly improved scores for pain ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Focus on STD, not cancer prevention, to promote HPV vaccine use

The HPV vaccine can prevent both cervical cancer and a nasty sexually transmitted disease in women. But emphasizing the STD prevention will persuade more young women to get the vaccine, a new study suggests.

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study examines neurodevelopmental outcomes for children born extremely preterm

Fredrik Serenius, M.D., Ph.D., of Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, and colleagues conducted a study to assess neurological and developmental outcome in extremely preterm (less than 27 gestational weeks) children at 2.5 ...

Pediatrics created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study explores the cost of creativity

(HealthDay)—Intense focus can help creative people achieve success, but it may undermine their capacity for flexible thinking, new research suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests light drinking in pregnancy not linked to development problems in childhood

Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published today (17 April) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Large-scale study of preventive antibiotic usage against Lyme disease

Today, at the start of the "Tick Week", the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Wageningen University are commencing a large-scale study to discover whether preventive use ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-dose opioids disturb hormones long-term, but mental and physiologic function improves

Half of patients on high-dose, long-term opioid therapy had hormonal disturbances or signs of inflammation, while 100 percent reported improved pain control and mental outlook, new research shows. The results, reported today ...

Medications created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CPAP improves work productivity for sleep apnea patients

Continuous positive airway pressure is effective at increasing work productivity, according to a new study.

Sleep apnea created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rosemary aroma may help you remember to do things

The aroma of rosemary essential oil may improve prospective memory in healthy adults. This is the finding of a study conducted by Jemma McCready and Dr Mark Moss from the University of Northumbria. The findings presented ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Black women have worse breast cancer mortality regardless of cancer subtype

Black women with breast cancer had significantly worse survival compared with other racial and ethnic groups across cancer subtypes, which suggests that the survival differences are not solely attributable to the fact that ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effectiveness of a spray that greatly improves dry mouth sensation caused by anti-depressants

Researchers from the universities of Granada and Murcia have confirmed the effectiveness of a spray containing 1% malic acid, which greatly improves xerostomy, or dry mouth, caused by anti-depressant drugs. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hot flashes? Active days bring better nights

Getting a good night's sleep isn't always easy for women at menopause. Exercise may help, but women can have a tough time carving out leisure time for it. The good news from a study published online today in Menopause, the jo ...

Health created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even a little pot use ups college dropout risk

(HealthDay)—College students who use marijuana and other illegal substances, even occasionally, are more likely to leave school than students who don't dabble in drugs, new research finds.

Health created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comparing to others may improve motivation for self-care

Comparing yourself to others who are either worse off or are not coping well may increase your motivation to take better care of yourself when facing an illness or disease, according to researchers at Penn State and Drexel ...

Health created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0