Health
Vitamin D does not boost kids' brainpower, study finds
High levels of vitamin D do not seem to boost teens' academic performance, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Apr 11, 2012
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Addiction
Trials of alcohol use disorder treatments routinely exclude sex, gender, race, and ethnicity from consideration
The manifestation of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and its social, health, and psychological implications depend in part on patient demographics. Yet researchers routinely exclude those demographics from analyses of non-medicinal ...
Jul 29, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Parental intervention may help gay/bisexual youth reduce HIV risk
A first-of-its-kind study published today in AIDS and Behavior suggests that parents can be taught to communicate with their gay or bisexual sons about safe sex. Even better, this study finds that parents in the intervention ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The social network of infertility: Study examines couples' privacy preferences
(Medical Xpress) -- Couples who are having trouble getting pregnant adjust how much information they share with friends and family, depending on whether it's the husband or the wife who feels stigmatized about their reproductive ...
Aug 9, 2011
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Medical research
New targets for antibodies in the fight against SARS-CoV-2
An international team of researchers examined the antibodies from a large cohort of COVID-19 patients. Due to the way antibodies are made, each person that is infected has the potential to produce many antibodies that target ...
Mar 25, 2021
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Medications
Increased risk of dementia diagnosis, benzodiazepine exposure in seniors with anxiety
Research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds that among patients 65 and older, a diagnosis of anxiety was significantly associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis, and benzodiazepine exposure ...
Aug 7, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
In South Africa, traditional healers join the fight against HIV. Stigma remains high in rural areas
The walls of Shadrack Mashabane's hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among the herbs and medicines in glass ...
Jun 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychological distance as a predictor of science rejection
Scientists from the University of Amsterdam and Durham University have designed a tool to measure the psychological distance to science and predict science rejection in a number of very diverse domains. Using a large-scale ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study finds distinct brain connectivity patterns in infants at familial risk for autism
A study co-led by researchers at UCLA Health has found distinct brain connectivity patterns in six-week-old infants at risk for developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The authors say their findings suggest that differences ...
May 22, 2024
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Dentistry
Background music found to reduce dental students' stress and improve their performance
In a pilot study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland, the use of background music was found to reduce dental students' stress and improve their performance during preclinical tooth preparation exercises. The ...
May 11, 2023
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