Archive: 27/11/2017

Bullied teens more likely to take weapons to school

(HealthDay)—Bullied teens are twice as likely to take weapons such as guns or knives to school, a new study reveals.

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Odors that carry social cues seem to affect volunteers on the autism spectrum differently

Autism typically involves the inability to read social cues. We most often associate this with visual difficulty in interpreting facial expression, but new research at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that the sense ...

Nov 27, 2017

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'Negative emotions' linked to higher rates of opioid use in sickle cell disease

In a small study using data from daily electronic patient diaries, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a link between negative emotions, such as sadness and anxiety, and higher opioid use in people with sickle cell ...

Nov 27, 2017

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Price changes for seven foods could save thousands of lives per year, study says

Changing the prices of seven foods, including fruits, vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages, could reduce deaths due to stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular disease and address health disparities in the United States, finds ...

Nov 27, 2017

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Removing chemical used to make Teflon-like coatings has led to fewer low birth weights and less brain damage

Government and industry efforts since 2003 to phase out chemicals used to make non-stick coatings, such as Teflon, have prevented more than 118,000 low-weight births and related brain damage in the United States.

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Fertility clinics treat abnormal vaginal bacteria aiming to improve reproductive outcome

In women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment, pregnancy rates are much lower when women have an imbalance in their vaginal bacteria. Is it possible to correct this problem and increase the pregnancy rate of these ...

Nov 27, 2017

Self-help book works to combat burnout and stress—without a therapist

Around a third of all employees find their work stressful. Interventions for stress and burnout are available, but often not accessible for many employees. A self-help book based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ...

Nov 27, 2017

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People in high-deductible plans aren't acting like consumers, may need more help

More and more Americans have health insurance that requires them to open their wallets for the first few thousand dollars' worth of care they receive every year, before the insurance coverage kicks in.

Nov 27, 2017

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Changes in bacterial mix linked to antibiotics increase risk for inflammatory bowel disease

Exposure to antibiotics in mothers may increase risk for inflammatory bowel diseases in their offspring. This is the finding of a study in mice led by researchers from NYU School of Medicine and published Nov. 27 in the journal ...

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Second 'don't eat me' signal found on cancer cells

A second biological pathway that signals immune cells not to engulf and kill cancer cells has been identified by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

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