Archive: 27/06/2014

Kids who know unhealthy food logos more likely to be overweight

The more a child is familiar with logos and other images from fast-food restaurants, sodas and not-so-healthy snack food brands, the more likely the child is to be overweight or obese.

Jun 27, 2014

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Developmental psychologist explains her life's work studying the mysteries of the mind

Developmental psychologist Daphne Maurer has spent more than four decades studying the complexities of the human mind.

Jun 27, 2014

Researchers discover more than 40 melanoma-specific genes that determine aggressiveness

Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered more than 40 genes that predict the level of aggressiveness of melanoma and that distinguish it from other cancers with a poor prognosis. ...

Jun 27, 2014

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Little progress made in reducing health disparities for people with disabilities

Psychological distress in people with disabilities is associated with increased prevalence of other chronic conditions and reduced access to health care and preventive care services, finds a new study in the Journal of Health ...

Jun 27, 2014

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Scientists affirm sodium reduction key to reducing heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Michel Joffres is among 34 of the world's leading scientists in their field who have been brought together to affirm the benefits of reducing population ...

Jun 27, 2014

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New form of brain signaling affects addiction-related behavior

University of Iowa researchers have discovered a new form of neurotransmission that influences the long-lasting memory created by addictive drugs, like cocaine and opioids, and the subsequent craving for these drugs of abuse. ...

Jun 27, 2014

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Homeless alcoholics typically began drinking as children

A phenomenological study offers detailed insights into homeless, alcohol-dependent patients often stigmatized by the public and policymakers as drains on the health care system, showing the constellation of reasons they are ...

Jun 27, 2014

Sex hormone levels at midlife linked to heart disease risk in women

As hormone levels change during the transition to menopause, the quality of a woman's cholesterol carriers degrades, leaving her at greater risk for heart disease, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School ...

Jun 27, 2014

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Colon cancer survivors are more likely to have pain in the back and abdomen

Researchers from the University of Granada have discovered that colon cancer survivors are more likely to suffer future lesions related with pain in the back and lower abdomen than healthy individuals of the same gender and ...

Jun 27, 2014

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Big data analytics can predict risk of metabolic syndrome

Research published today in the American Journal of Managed Care demonstrates that analysis of patient records using state-of-the-art data analytics can predict future risk of metabolic syndrome. More than a third of the ...

Jun 27, 2014

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Archive: 27/06/2014

Kids who know unhealthy food logos more likely to be overweight

Developmental psychologist explains her life's work studying the mysteries of the mind

Researchers discover more than 40 melanoma-specific genes that determine aggressiveness

Little progress made in reducing health disparities for people with disabilities

Scientists affirm sodium reduction key to reducing heart disease

New form of brain signaling affects addiction-related behavior

Homeless alcoholics typically began drinking as children

Sex hormone levels at midlife linked to heart disease risk in women

Colon cancer survivors are more likely to have pain in the back and abdomen

Big data analytics can predict risk of metabolic syndrome

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