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Psychology professor discusses recent research on suicide among adolescents

Professor of Psychology Matthew Nock is the author of a new paper, co-authored with other Harvard faculty, which examines suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents. In a recent conversation with the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking

Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans.

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Canadians support interventions to reduce dietary salt

Many Canadians are concerned about dietary sodium and welcome government intervention to reduce sodium intake through a variety of measures, including lowering sodium in food, and education and awareness, according to a national ...

Health created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Emotion-health connection not limited to wealthy nations

(Medical Xpress)—Positive emotions are known to play a role in physical well-being, and stress is strongly linked to poor health, but is this strictly a "First World" phenomenon? In developing nations, is the fulfillment ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trials published almost two years after completion

(HealthDay)—Clinical trials are published, on average, almost two years after completion, with time to publication affected by the funding source, number of trial participants, and journal impact factor, ...

Other created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find wide variation in cesarean delivery rates among US hospitals

Cesarean delivery is the most common surgery in the United States, performed on 1.67 million American women annually. Yet hospital cesarean rates vary widely according to new research from the University of Minnesota's School ...

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Academic gains, improved teacher relationships found among high risk kids in Head Start

A new study by Oregon State University researchers finds that Head Start can make a positive impact in the lives of some of its highest risk children, both academically and behaviorally.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smokers who quit before age 40 have lifespan almost as long as people who never smoked

(Medical Xpress)—Smokers who quit when they are young adults can live almost as long as people who never smoked, groundbreaking new research has found.

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Badger sleeping habits could help target TB control

Sleeping away from the family home is linked to health risks for badgers, new research by the University of Exeter and the Food and Environment Research Agency has revealed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

One in ten six to eight year olds has sleep-disordered breathing

Approximately ten per cent of 6 year olds have sleep-disordered breathing, according to a recent Finnish study. The risk is increased among children with enlarged tonsils, crossbite and convex facial profile. Unlike in adults, ...

Sleep apnea created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prevalence of visual impairment in US increases

The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment (not due to need for glasses) in the U.S. has increased significantly in recent years, which may be partly related to a higher prevalence of diabetes, an associated risk factor, ...

Ophthalmology created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer than 25 percent of Americans walk for more than ten continuous minutes in a week, study finds

Many people in the U.S. do not walk, bike or engage in other forms of active transportation, missing an important opportunity to improve their cardiovascular health, concludes a new study in the American Jo ...

Health created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chewing ability linked to reduced dementia risk

Can you bite into an apple? If so, you are more likely to maintain mental abilities, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Repeated exposure to traumatic images may be harmful to health

(Medical Xpress)—Repeated exposure to violent images from the terrorist attacks of Sept ember 11 and the Iraq War led to an increase in physical and psychological ailments in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People of normal weight with belly fat at highest death risk: study

People who are of normal weight but have fat concentrated in their bellies have a higher death risk than those who are obese, according to Mayo Clinic research presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast