Immunology
Allergic diseases increase the risk of adult-onset asthma
A Finnish study reports that the more allergic diseases an individual has, the higher the asthma risk.
Sep 6, 2019
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News tagged with family background
Pediatrics
Boys' attention and prosocial behaviour linked to earnings 30 years later
New research, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics, shows that boys from low-income backgrounds who were inattentive in kindergarten had lower earnings at age 36 while boys who were prosocial earned more.
Mar 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children conceived through assisted reproduction face no greater risks of emotional or behavioural problems
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR), such as IVF, are at no more risk of developing emotional or behavioural problems than those conceived naturally according to new research from the London School ...
Mar 4, 2019
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Health
Teen personality traits linked to risk of death from any cause 50 years later
Personality traits evident as early as the teenage years may be linked to a heightened or lessened risk of death around 50 years later, suggests observational research of 'baby boomers,' published online in the Journal of ...
Nov 20, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children with physical disabilities are at higher risk of poor mental health
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that even children with limited physical disabilities are at risk of developing mental issues later in life. Girls and adolescents from socioeconomically vulnerable families ...
Mar 23, 2018
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Early intervention may be possible for Parkinson's disease
One of the largest post-mortem brain studies in the world has confirmed that a protein (LRRK2) associated with the development of Parkinson's disease is increased in the pre-symptom stages, leading researchers to believe ...
Dec 9, 2016
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Health
Children in immigrant families more likely to be sedentary
Immigrant children from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be sedentary than U.S.-born white children, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University. The researchers said their findings should ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Health
Study quantifies direct effect of alcohol misuse on 20-somethings
University of Otago, Christchurch researchers have for the first time quantified exactly what damage alcohol abuse is inflicting on 20-somethings, and in turn society.
Sep 3, 2013
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Health
Did extreme cola habit cause woman's irregular heartbeat?
(HealthDay)—Excessive soda consumption appeared to be the culprit in the case of a 31-year-old woman suffering from fainting spells and an irregular heartbeat after she spent more than half her life drinking only colas ...
Jun 25, 2013
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Health
Why are some college students more likely to 'hook up'?
Casual, no-strings sexual encounters are increasingly common on college campuses, but are some students more likely than others to "hook up"? A new study by researchers with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and ...
Jun 19, 2013
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