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Families 'benefit' from living with schizophrenia

(Medical Xpress)—Living with someone with schizophrenia can have a positive impact on their family, according to a preliminary study by QUT.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study examines association between Parkinson disease, cancer

A study that used a Utah genealogic database and a statewide cancer registry to examine the relationship between Parkinson disease (PD) and cancer suggests an increased risk of prostate cancer and melanoma in patients with ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic adaptation of fat metabolism key to development of human brain

About 300 000 years ago humans adapted genetically to be able to produce larger amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. This adaptation may have been crucial to the development of the unique brain capacity in modern humans. ...

Genetics created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Take the money: Why we make better financial decisions for strangers than family

(Medical Xpress)—People make more rational economic decisions on behalf of strangers and distant relatives than they do for close family members or themselves, new psychology research has shown.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

How family conflict affects children

(Medical Xpress)—New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

No higher risk of acute leukaemia in close relatives

(Medical Xpress) -- Parents, siblings and children of patients with the most common form of acute leukemia do not run a higher risk of developing the disease as was once believed, according to a new study from the Swedish ...

Cancer created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nigeria lead poisoning 'worst in modern history': HRW

A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria's north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern history, but cleanup has not even begun in many areas, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Health created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Extended synaptic development may explain our cognitive edge over other primates

Over the first few years of life, human cognition continues to develop, soaking up information and experiences from the environment and far surpassing the abilities of even our nearest primate relatives. In a study published ...

Genetics created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Friends and family say doctors should give lifestyle advice to cancer patients

(Medical Xpress)—Over 80 per cent of cancer patients' close friends and family think that doctors should give their cancer patients lifestyle advice on eating habits, weight-loss and exercise, according to a new stud* published ...

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

Resistance to dementia may run in the family

People who are free of dementia and have high levels of a protein that indicates the presence of inflammation have relatives who are more likely to avoid the disease as well, according to a new study published in the August ...

Neuroscience created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Wide circle of friends key to mid-life wellbeing for both sexes

The midlife wellbeing of both men and women seems to depend on having a wide circle of friends whom they see regularly, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Health created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NIH study sheds light on role of climate in influenza transmission

Two types of environmental conditions—cold-dry and humid-rainy—are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher indoor humidity inactivates flu virus particles

Higher humidity levels indoors can significantly reduce the infectivity of influenza virus particles released by coughing, according to research published February 27 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by John Noti and co ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Additives meant to protect vitamin C actually cause more harm

Anti-caking agents in powdered products may hasten degradation of vitamin C instead of doing what they are supposed to do: protect the nutrient from moisture.

Health created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Number of centenarians hits new high in Japan

The number of people aged 100 or older in rapidly greying Japan has hit a record high for the 41st consecutive year, the government said Tuesday.

Health created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0