Archive: 16/11/2018

Playing high school football changes the teenage brain

A single season of high school football may be enough to cause microscopic changes in the structure of the brain, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, Duke University and the ...

Nov 16, 2018

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Transgender Americans still face workplace discrimination despite some progress and support of companies like Apple

Activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 to honor the memory of those whose lives were lost due to trans prejudice and hatred.

Nov 16, 2018

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This STD is more common than gonorrhea, but few people know about it. Researchers are hoping to change that

Johns Hopkins researchers are spearheading efforts to raise awareness and learn more about a sexually transmitted disease few people know about but scientists believe makes people infertile.

Nov 16, 2018

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With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

When mental illness hijacks Margaret Rodgers' mind, she acts out.

Nov 16, 2018

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Do hangover cures actually work?

It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a few drinks with friends turned into a few more, and the next morning you're not feeling so crash hot. Is there anything you can take to help?

Nov 16, 2018

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Boys identify more strongly with their peers than others

Trying to get your teenage boys to behave at the dinner table? Chances are they will respond better if you get one of their peers to model the behaviour for them, according to a new study from researchers at the University ...

Nov 16, 2018

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Yes, GPS apps make you worse at navigating – but that's OK

Many of us have had the experience of arriving in an unfamiliar city and needing to get to a specific destination – whether it's checking in at a hotel, meeting a friend at a local brewery, or navigating to a meeting on ...

Nov 16, 2018

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Nonprescription use of Ritalin may cause structural changes in brain, study finds

As nonprescription use of Ritalin increases among young adults, researchers at the University at Buffalo Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions warn that such use may cause irreversible structural changes in certain ...

Nov 16, 2018

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Flaws in industry-funded pesticide evaluation

Academic researchers have examined raw data from a company-funded safety evaluation of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. They discovered an effect on the brain architecture of the exposed laboratory animals at all tested doses, ...

Nov 16, 2018

Traditional chemotherapy superior to new alternative for oropharyngeal cancers

A drug increasingly used in combination with radiotherapy to treat a type of cancer that forms in the tonsils or the base of the tongue is inferior to a previously favored option, according to a large, clinical trial led ...

Nov 16, 2018

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