Archive: 28/04/2014

Simply being called 'fat' makes young girls more likely to become obese

Girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are too fat at age 10 are more likely to be obese at age 19, a new study by UCLA psychologists shows.

Apr 28, 2014

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Monkey model of hantavirus disease established

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have developed an animal model of human hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in rhesus macaques, an advance that may lead to treatments, vaccines and improved methods of diagnosing ...

Apr 28, 2014

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Tart cherry juice increases sleep time in adults with insomnia

A morning and evening ritual of tart cherry juice may help you sleep better at night, suggests a new study presented today at the Experimental Biology 2014 meeting. Researchers from Louisiana State University found that drinking ...

Apr 28, 2014

Surveys indicate decline in children's exposure to violence

Children's exposure to violence and crime declined between 2003 and 2011.

Apr 28, 2014

AAN issues findings on use of medical marijuana in treatment of certain brain diseases

A review by the American Academy of Neurology of available scientific research on the use of medical marijuana in brain diseases finds certain forms of medical marijuana can help treat some symptoms of multiple sclerosis ...

Apr 28, 2014