Archive: 28/06/2018

Pulse wave analysis provides reliable information on heart health in young people

Arterial stiffness is one of the early signs of cardiovascular disease, and arterial stiffening has been observed in children. A recent study suggests that an easy-to-use, non-invasive method can produce reproducible estimates ...

Jun 28, 2018

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Breastfeeding mothers stop nursing sooner when living with smokers

Nursing mothers who live with two or more smokers are more likely to stop breastfeeding sooner than those who live in nonsmoking households. In a Hong Kong-based study, researchers discovered that these mothers are at 30 ...

Jun 28, 2018

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Psychology professors' book on personality sets 'new standard' in the field

What is personality? Where does personality come from? How does personality influence health, politics, economics, relationships and other aspects of life?

Jun 28, 2018

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Science Says: How family separation may affect kids' brains

Doctors have long known that separating families and other traumatic events can damage children's well-being. More recent research has shed some light on how that may happen: Severe early adversity may cause brain changes ...

Jun 28, 2018

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For some bladder cancer patients, simple test could reduce over-treatment, ease high cost

Bladder cancer is relatively common and imposes the highest per patient cost on the U.S. health care system than the management of any other cancer type. Now, a new test could be key to reducing the cost of care while at ...

Jun 28, 2018

Autistic people do want to socialize, they may just show it differently

A new paper led by the University of Virginia and just published in the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences is pushing back hard on the notion that people with autism are not interested in socializing.

Jun 28, 2018

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Research reveals early maternal diet affects brain development and adult memory

Poor protein in a mother's diet in early pregnancy, around the time of conception, can have a lasting effect on brain development, according to research recently published by University of Southampton academics.

Jun 28, 2018

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Increasing health insurance coverage for addiction treatment is key to fighting opioid deaths

People who suffer from an addiction to opioids and want to overcome their addiction should not be denied access to treatment by their insurance providers, according to new policy recommendations that were co-authored by Claudio ...

Jun 28, 2018