Archive: 06/11/2013
One in three older people experience age discrimination
New research from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) reveals 33 per cent of all older people experience perceived age discrimination, with less wealthy older men being at highest risk.
Nov 6, 2013
Research asks: What type of drinker are you?
RMIT University researchers have studied thousands of alcohol drinkers to reveal four "drinking types", in a project funded by VicHealth.
Nov 6, 2013
People, places and adolescent substance use: Multiple dimensions of drug use
Addiction is not just biological – there is a social dimension to understand. And how a teenager's friends, favorite hangouts and feelings and moods all interact to influence substance use can say a lot.
Nov 6, 2013
Inside the brains of addicts
Eating a good meal, a compliment on a new outfit, your team winning the football game – all these things make you feel good, and that's thanks to your brain's reward system.
Nov 6, 2013
Genetics of addiction: Twin studies
Twin studies offer a critical method to studying questions of nature and nurture in addiction research. Identical twins arise from the same fertilized egg, so they share 100 percent of their genes. If a trait is entirely ...
Nov 6, 2013
American Heart Association comments on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes to address obesity
The American Heart Association issued the following comments on a recent article published by the British Medical Journal focusing on a study of the impact of sugar sweetened drink taxes:
Nov 6, 2013