Archive: 09/09/2019

Strong student-adult relationships lower suicide attempts in high schools

High schools where students are more connected to peers and adult staff, and share strong relationships with the same adults, have lower rates of suicide attempts, according to a new study published by the Journal of Child ...

Sep 9, 2019

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Majority of Americans, including gun owners, support a variety of gun policies

A new national public opinion survey conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds widespread agreement among gun owners, non-gun owners, and across political party affiliations for many ...

Sep 9, 2019

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Researchers find regulator of first responder cells to brain injury

Astrocytes are the most abundant cells in the brain, yet there is still much to learn about them. For instance, it is known that when the brain is injured or diseased astrocytes are the first responders. They become reactive ...

Sep 9, 2019

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For some Texans, nearest abortion clinic is 250 miles away

After seven states passed sweeping abortion bans this year, speculation soon arose about the potentially onerous travel burdens the laws could someday impose on women seeking to end unwanted pregnancies.

Sep 9, 2019

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Liquid biopsies reveal genetic alterations linked to cancer drug resistance

Many patients see their tumors shrink in response to a drug, only to have them come back with a vengeance as they evolve to fend off the treatment. Oncologists want to be able to quickly detect cancer drug resistance as it ...

Sep 9, 2019

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Lung cancer screening model favored in Europe detects more cancers than one preferred in the US

Researchers reported today that a prospective trial comparing two screening methods for at-risk lung cancer patients found that a model used by Canadian, Australian and European public health organizations detected more cancers ...

Sep 9, 2019

New research shows how stress can weaken defenses

Research from the lab of Mark Alkema, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology, sheds light on how the "flight-or-flight" response impairs long-term organism health. The study, conducted in the nematode worm, C. elegans, a common ...

Sep 9, 2019

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Intergenerational relationships promote aging immigrants' health, lower caregivers' stress

Filial piety—the traditional value of caring for one's elders—is central to the Chinese concept of family and has long shaped intergenerational relationships, daily life, and well-being, for older Chinese adults. The ...

Sep 9, 2019

Americans love snacks. What does that mean for their health?

Americans are addicted to snacks, and food experts are paying closer attention to what that might mean for health and obesity.

Sep 9, 2019

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Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin today announced a significant advance in our understanding of mild head trauma (concussive brain injury) and how it may be managed and treated in the future. It seems that repetitive impacts—as ...

Sep 9, 2019

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Archive: 09/09/2019

Strong student-adult relationships lower suicide attempts in high schools

Majority of Americans, including gun owners, support a variety of gun policies

Researchers find regulator of first responder cells to brain injury

For some Texans, nearest abortion clinic is 250 miles away

Liquid biopsies reveal genetic alterations linked to cancer drug resistance

Lung cancer screening model favored in Europe detects more cancers than one preferred in the US

New research shows how stress can weaken defenses

Intergenerational relationships promote aging immigrants' health, lower caregivers' stress

Americans love snacks. What does that mean for their health?

Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions

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