Health
Health benefits of marriage may not extend to all, study says
Marriage may not always be as beneficial to health as experts have led us to believe, according to a new study.
Mar 5, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Financial crisis to blame for increased number of suicides in Italy
(Medical Xpress) -- The global financial crisis has contributed to an increase in the rates of suicide and attempted suicide for economic reasons in Italy, new research shows.
Aug 21, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eliminate COVID-19? It's possible based on new mathematical models
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world were faced with the trade-off between shutting down their economies to reduce the burden of the pandemic and the stress on healthcare systems or remaining open. Either ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Health
Predicting social behavior during pandemics to enhance public health policies
People are being asked to change their behavior to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Eunice E. Santos, the dean of the School of Information Sciences, and Suresh Subramanian and Vairavan Murugappan, both doctoral students ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Health
Statistical model attempting to estimate level of alcohol consumption that is 'optimal' for health
Scientists from Australia and Oxford University have carried out a complex analysis in an attempt to determine the "optimal" level of alcohol consumption that is associated with the lowest rates of chronic disease in the ...
Jun 6, 2012
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Neuroscience
Binge eating curbed by deep brain stimulation in animal model, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in a precise region of the brain appears to reduce caloric intake and prompt weight loss in obese animal models, according to a new study led by researchers at the University ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Lab charts age-related changes in Alzheimer's mice
Scientists at the University of Kentucky recently performed a comprehensive characterization of age-related behavioral changes in an important mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
May 28, 2013
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Neuroscience
Rejected drug may protect against toxic substance common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
The second of two studies on latrepirdine, recently published in Molecular Psychiatry, demonstrates new potential for the compound in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, and other neurodegenerative ...
Aug 13, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism Speaks and SAGE Labs develop rat models for translational autism research
Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced its expanded collaboration with Sigma Advanced Genetic Engineering (SAGE) Labs, an initiative of Sigma Life, to develop the first ...
Aug 2, 2012
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Vaccination
How many lives have coronavirus vaccines saved?
More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine with the expectation that the vaccines slow virus transmission and save lives.
Oct 15, 2021
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