News tagged with research findings


Asthma study finds children being stigmatised in India

Chidren with asthma in India are being prevented from receiving effective treatment by a range of widely-held myths and misconceptions, says a University of Sydney study.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 14, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Branded for life? Researchers examine impact of consumer culture on UK's children

Consumers of fashionable brands, the latest gadgets, and the coolest looks are getting ever younger. Yet, children who immerse themselves in consumer culture feel worse about themselves, not better, say researchers at the ...

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Same gene variant promotes pain in women, suppresses pain in men

More women than men develop chronic low back pain and sciatica. The explanation may lie with a gene variant that plays into the body's pain regulation.

Medical research created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Writing can be a therapy after a traumatic stress

This study demonstrates that writing therapy resulted in significant and substantial short-term reductions in post traumatic symptoms (PTS) and comorbid depressive symptoms. Writing therapy is an evidence-based treatment ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Epileptic seizures can propagate using functional brain networks

The seizures that affect people with temporal-lobe epilepsy usually start in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. But they are often able to involve other areas outside the temporal lobe, propagating ...

Neuroscience created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meditation technique enhances children's mental health

(Medical Xpress)—Teachers in schools across the globe are turning to a new philosophy to help improve the behaviour and well-being of students.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers form new nerve cells—directly in the brain

The field of cell therapy, which aims to form new cells in the body in order to cure disease, has taken another important step in the development towards new treatments. A new report from researchers at Lund University in ...

Neuroscience created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

CWRU professor offers 'lessons from abroad' on caring for a graying population

In Norway, families receive public support that enables them to care for aging parents in their own homes and keep them out of nursing homes. This includes a salary for a son or daughter to provide care. They also focus on ...

Health created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new approach to understanding research relevance

(Medical Xpress)—"Science is broken; let's fix it," says the University of Sydney's Associate Professor Alex Holcombe, who is part of a major new effort to improve the reliability of psychological research.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online or off, bullying proves harmful

Children who are bullied online or by mobile phone are just as likely to skip school or consider suicide as kids who are physically bullied, according to a study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain inflammation likely key initiator to prion and Parkinson's disease

In a recent publication, researchers of the Computational Biology group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine showed that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exome sequencing: Potential diagnostic assay for unexplained intellectual disability

Research findings confirming that de novo mutations represent a major cause of previously unexplained intellectual disability were presented on Nov. 8 at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting in San Francisco.

Genetics created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For some children with ADHD, music has similar positive effects to medication

(Medical Xpress)—The findings are part of a study on the effects of distractors on children with ADHD. A team of researchers, led by FIU Center for Children and Families Director William E. Pelham Jr., ...

Attention deficit disorders created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Scientists to EPA: Include women in reproductive health research

A team of Northwestern University scientists will meet with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators in Washington D.C. Oct. 18 to advocate for important changes in the agency's guidelines for reproductive health ...

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

Kidney grafts function longer in Europe than in the United States

Kidney transplants performed in Europe are considerably more successful in the long run than those performed in the United States. While the one-year survival rate is 90% in both Europe and the United States, after five years, ...

Other created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0