Cardiology
Early cholesterol treatment lowers heart disease risk: study
Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life, a major study showed Wednesday.
Dec 04, 2019
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Cardiology
Living in poor communities, dying from heart disease
Communities in the United States that experienced the most economic distress in the wake of the Great Recession saw a significant increase in death rates from heart disease and strokes among middle-aged people, according ...
Dec 04, 2019
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Health
Minnesota sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth vaping rise
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Juul Labs on Wednesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine.
Dec 04, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Dual residence works well when children have a close relationship with both parents
Dual residence, where children live approximately equally with each parent after separation or divorce, works best if the child has influence over the living arrangement and has good and close relationships with each parent. ...
Dec 04, 2019
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Health
Half of people who are homeless may have experienced traumatic brain injury
A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in people who are homeless or in unstable housing situations—including 38 studies published between 1995 and 2018, and published in ...
Dec 03, 2019
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Addiction
Parents of teens, here's what you really need to know about MDMA
We all want to reduce drug-related harm and ensure young people don't take unnecessary risks. But decades of research shows fear isn't an effective way to do this.
Dec 03, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social media could be a force for good in tackling depression but for privacy concerns
Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant factor in mental health problems, especially in young people. But imagine if the power of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram could also be harnessed ...
Dec 03, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
New prevention program uses emergency room to reach black women at risk for HIV
With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are sharing critical health information through ...
Dec 03, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study identifies brain networks that play crucial role in suicide risk
An international team of researchers has identified key networks within the brain which they say interact to increase the risk that an individual will think about—or attempt—suicide. Writing today in Molecular Psychiatry, ...
Dec 02, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
An estimated 1 in 4 children and young people have problematic smartphone usage
A study by researchers at King's College London has estimated that one in four children and young people use their smartphones in a way that is consistent with a behavioural addiction. The research was published today in ...
Dec 02, 2019
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