Archive: 16/10/2013
Children born to teen mothers have delayed development, likely due to social factors
Babies born to teen mothers have less developed speaking skills at age five than children of older mothers, a new study has found.
Oct 16, 2013
No increase in sexual risk-taking seen in partners who know they are protected from HIV transmission
HIV-negative partners in heterosexual serodiscordant couples who use prophylactic drugs to protect against HIV transmission do not show any significant increase in risky sexual behaviour, even when they know they are protected, ...
Oct 16, 2013
Cognitive skills of kids born to teen mums don't lag behind those of other kids
Contrary to popular belief, the intellectual development of children born to teen mums does not lag behind that of children born to mums in their 20s and 30s, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease in ...
Oct 16, 2013
New cases of autism in UK have levelled off after 5-fold surge during 1990s
The number of newly diagnosed cases of autism has levelled off in the UK after a five-fold surge during the 1990s, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Oct 16, 2013
Washington state approves rules for pot industry
Washington became the second U.S. state to adopt rules for the recreational sale of marijuana Wednesday, setting what advocates hope will become a template for the drug's legalization around the world.
Oct 16, 2013
Blood pressure drugs shown to decrease risk of Alzheimer's disease dementia
A Johns Hopkins-led analysis of data previously gathered on more than 3,000 elderly Americans strongly suggests that taking certain blood pressure medications to control blood pressure may reduce the risk of dementia due ...
Oct 16, 2013
Farm and germ education go hand in hand
School children demonstrated significantly increased knowledge of germ spread and prevention on a farm after working on an interactive lesson about microbes. Published October 16, 2013, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Oct 16, 2013
Study finds traumatic life events biggest cause of anxiety and depression
A study by psychologists at the University of Liverpool has found that traumatic life events are the biggest cause of anxiety and depression, but how a person thinks about these events determines the level of stress they ...
Oct 16, 2013