Archive: 07/12/2017

The evolutionary advantage of the teenage brain

The mood swings, the fiery emotions, the delusions of immortality, all the things that make a teenager a teenager might just seem like a phase we all have to put up with. However, research increasingly shows that the behaviors ...

Dec 7, 2017

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Study reveals gap in life expectancy for people with mental illness

New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that men who are diagnosed with a mental health condition in their lifetime can expect to live 10.2 years less than those who aren't, and women 7.3 years.

Dec 7, 2017

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Responding to Brazil's microcephaly crisis

Josely taps on the wooden door and is welcomed into the simple concrete house perched on the rim of a ravine of one of the sprawling favelas in Salvador, Brazil.

Dec 7, 2017

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Double-blind study shows HIV vaccine not effective in viral suppression

(Medical Xpress)—A large team of researchers from the U.S. and Canada has conducted a randomized double-blind study of the effectiveness of an HIV vaccine and has found it to be ineffective in suppressing the virus. In ...

Dec 7, 2017 report

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Researchers report breakthrough in the war on sugar

Distinguishing naturally occurring sugars in a person's diet from those added as sweetener has been challenging – until now, thanks to a new method developed by the University of Otago.

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Orange light as a potential mental health treatment

Can orange light therapy help people who have serious mental disorders?

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New study shows HIV-infected women not using statins as recommended

A new study has shown that HIV-infected women do not use statins as recommended by the most recent guidelines. Control of blood lipid levels to prevent heart disease is especially important in HIV-positive women, and they ...

Dec 7, 2017

Violence experienced by expecting mothers detectable in the DNA of their grandchildren

In 1944 and 1945, during the Second World War, the Netherlands experienced a winter famine. Studies have revealed that the children of mothers who were pregnant during this period tended to be overweight and have lifestyle ...

Dec 7, 2017

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Teen girls 'bombarded and confused' by sexting requests: study

Adolescent women feel intense pressure to send sexual images to men, but they lack the tools to cope with their concerns and the potential consequences, according to new Northwestern University research published Wednesday, ...

Dec 7, 2017

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Revolutionary technology allows brain surgery without breaking the skin

Elias Pharaon is 85 years old and can sign his name for the first time in five years thanks to a new way to do brain surgery. Performed by a team of University of Calgary physicians and researchers with the Hotchkiss Brain ...

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