Archive: 05/12/2017

Link found between estrogens and changes in heart physiology

Estrogens are powerful hormones important for the formation and function of the nervous, reproductive and cardiovascular systems.

Dec 5, 2017

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Large study links alcohol misuse to subsequent injury risk in young people

The immediate effects of drinking too much alcohol are obvious, unpleasant and can even be life threatening, but a new study has shown that young people who drink excessively, to the degree that they are admitted into hospital ...

Dec 5, 2017

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Individual choices, not family influence teenagers' non-alcoholic drink preference

Adolescents' non-alcoholic drinks preferences are strongly influenced by their own individual circumstances and lifestyle choices, but not by their families and home environment, according to a new UCL study.

Dec 5, 2017

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Loneliness, poor ethnic identity among Latinos contribute to suicide risks

Suicide is a serious mental health issue among college students, especially Latinos who may struggle with belonging to their ethnic group.

Dec 5, 2017

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Study shows interventions, though few, can be effective for students with high-functioning autism

Across the country, more and more young people are being diagnosed as with autism spectrum disorder, including those with high-functioning autism. Yet there is little research into how to help educators serve students with ...

Dec 5, 2017

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Personalised epilepsy seizure prediction a possibility with AI

The idea of personalised seizure prediction for epilepsy is closer to becoming a reality thanks to new research published today by the University of Melbourne and IBM Research-Australia.

Dec 5, 2017

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Protein's role in lupus development

Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that the loss of a protein called Bim in macrophages—a type of immune cell—leads to the development of lupus-like disease in mice. The findings, published in the Journal ...

Dec 5, 2017

New computer model predicts your health from the shape of your face, and so does your brain

An international study, led by researchers at Macquarie University, has developed a new computer model that can predict the status of certain health characteristics just by analysing a person's face, and reports that our ...

Dec 5, 2017

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Delayed development of fast-spiking neurons linked to Fragile X

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a delay in the maturation of fast-spiking neurons in the neonatal cortex of a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome, a human neurodevelopmental disorder.

Dec 5, 2017

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Hearing different accents at home impacts language processing in infants

Infants raised in homes where they hear a single language, but spoken with different accents, recognize words dramatically differently at about 12 months of age than their age-matched peers exposed to little variation in ...

Dec 5, 2017

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