Archive: 01/06/2017

Who has better mental health: Public or private college students?

Using information gleaned from social media, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a mental health index for the nation's highest-ranked colleges and universities. Their study looked at five years ...

Jun 1, 2017

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Lupin seeds: Health impairments possible with bitter taste

For several years now, lupin seeds have been used increasingly to produce foods such as gluten-free bakery produce and pasta, as well as diet products for people with milk protein allergies. Lupin seeds or beans are also ...

Jun 1, 2017

Mother's advanced age at childbirth is not the reason for the elevated risks of low birth weight or preterm birth: study

A number of previous scientific studies have found that among mothers 35 or older, there is an elevated risk that their children are born preterm (less than 37 weeks of pregnancy) or with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kilograms).

Jun 1, 2017

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How do signs of problem gambling differ in men and women?

Men and women experiencing problems with gaming machines (slot machines) display the same signs that their habit is out of control. However, the two sexes differ in how they handle the distress that accompanies their addiction. ...

Jun 1, 2017

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How to attack Africa's neonatal mortality problem

Giving birth at home is the most significant risk factor for neonatal deaths in major sections of Africa - a continent that continues to be plagued by the highest neonatal mortality rates in the world, indicates a new study ...

Jun 1, 2017

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Tobacco the 'silent killer' of HIV patients, say researchers

Researchers at the University of York have shown that tobacco use is more common among HIV positive individuals than HIV negative individuals.

Jun 1, 2017

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Zinc may hold key to fighting liver disease

New research from the Westmead Institute's Storr Liver Centre in collaboration with the Centre for Virus Research and Kirby Institute has shown that serum zinc may benefit liver disease in a way we never expected.

Jun 1, 2017

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Common acne medication offers new treatment for multiple sclerosis

A Canadian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM), shows that minocycline, a common acne medication, can slow the progress ...

Jun 1, 2017

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Soaring medical costs from bicycle accidents: Study finds billion-dollar toll from injuries, primarily to men

Bicycle use has skyrocketed in popularity, but it's also led to more accidents, with medical costs from non-fatal bike crashes climbing steadily by $789 million annually, according to a new study by UC San Francisco.

Jun 1, 2017

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Keeping mentally ill out of jail and in treatment—model shown to work in breakthrough study

People with severe mental illness are more than four times more likely to be arrested than other adults and account for nearly 20% of today's U.S. prison population. Behind bars, they often wait months to receive appropriate ...

Jun 1, 2017

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