Pediatrics
US children are safer, better-educated, and fatter
American children are generally safer and better-educated than they have been in 20 years, a new report from Duke University finds.
Dec 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Variation in proportion of cancer survivors undergoing HIV testing
(HealthDay)—The proportion of cancer survivors undergoing HIV testing varies by state and demographic and health-related factors, according to a study published Nov. 13 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
Nov 19, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New blood test may help diagnose depression
The World Health Organisation has determined that depressive disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide. The recurrent and chronic forms of depression account for the bulk of the problem.
Sep 22, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Blood test spots adult depression
(HealthDay)—A new blood test is the first objective scientific way to diagnose major depression in adults, a new study claims.
Sep 16, 2014
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Neuroscience
Upfront and personal: Scientists model human reasoning in the brain's prefrontal cortex
(Medical Xpress)—Located at the forward end of the brain's frontal lobe, the mammalian prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the seat of many of our most unique cognitive abilities – collectively referred to as executive function ...
HIV & AIDS
Video games, social networks, chat rooms, may help prevent HIV
While many HIV prevention interventions have traditionally been delivered face-to-face, a study from Columbia University School of Nursing suggests that digital outreach efforts delivered via text messages, interactive games, ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neurobiologists find chronic stress in early life causes anxiety, aggression in adulthood
In experiments to assess the impacts of social stress upon adolescent mice, both at the time they are experienced and during adulthood, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory team conducted many different kinds of stress tests and ...
Mar 27, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds no connection between autism, celiac disease
(HealthDay)—A large, new study finds no linkage between the digestive disorder celiac disease and autism.
Sep 25, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Combo of social media, behavior psychology leads to HIV testing, better health behaviors
(Medical Xpress)—Can social media be used to create sustainable changes in health behavior? A UCLA study published Sept. 3 in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Internal Medicine demonstrates that an approach that combines ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Paedophiles identified accurately with implicit association tasks
A combination of two tasks for implied sexual associations has distinguished – with more than 90 per cent certainty – a group of paedophilic men from a group of men with a sexual preference for adult women. In the long ...
Apr 25, 2013
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