Movement disorders in young people related to ADHD
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 03 14
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen University Hospital have identified a particular genetic mutation that may cause parkinsonism in young people.…
Causes of serious pain syndrome closer to discovery
• Pain • Jul 02 14
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have taken a major step forward in understanding the causes of a disorder which causes chronic pain in…
Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Mortality by 68 Percent in Hemodialysis Patients
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Jul 02 14
An antibiotic therapy known to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients has been shown for the first time to reduce mortality, according to…
UCLA addresses ‘lost in translation’ issues in Chinese medicine
• Alternative Medicine • • Chinese Medicine • Jul 02 14
Millions of people in the West today utilize traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, herbs, massage and nutritional therapies. Yet only a few U.S. schools…
Only 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 02 14
Mindfulness meditation has become an increasingly popular way for people to improve their mental and physical health, yet most research supporting its benefits has…
Too much TV tied to premature death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Jul 02 14
Not all sitting is the same, according to a new study from Spain that found adults who watch three or more hours of TV…
Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay: QUT study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 01 14
Friends may be the key to stopping their mates drink walking, a risky behaviour that kills on average two Australians every week, a QUT…
Alcohol use disorders linked to decreased ‘work trajectory’
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 01 14
John D. Meyer, MD, MPH, of Icahn-Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and Miriam Mutambudzi, PhD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins School of…
U.S. justices uphold firms’ religious objections to contraception
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jul 01 14
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s…
Short sleep, aging brain
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Jul 01 14
Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. These findings,…
Deployment-related respiratory symptoms in returning veterans
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 01 14
In a new study of the causes underlying respiratory symptoms in military personnel returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, a large percentage of…
Foodborne bacteria can cause disease in some breeds of chickens after all
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Jul 01 14
Contrary to popular belief, the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is not a harmless commensal in chickens but can cause disease in some breeds of…