Archive: 03/09/2015

Health benefits of marriage equality

Leading public health experts have urged politicians to support marriage equality and said marriage discrimination contributed to higher rates of poor mental health amongst the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex ...

Sep 3, 2015

Calls for greater action to prevent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide

A leading researcher in the field of Indigenous Mental Health at The University of Western Australia has used the approach of World Suicide Prevention Day to call for united action to reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Sep 3, 2015

Exclusion more harmful to teens than overt bullying

A UQ researcher has found that social exclusion among teens can be more harmful than direct bullying.

Sep 3, 2015

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Supplements, exercise could improve muscle mass and strength for older adults

The loss of muscle strength and function, what's known as sarcopenia, is a natural part of aging. It's also a growing public health concern because of the risk for falls, injury and decline in quality of life. That's why ...

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Dieting during pregnancy linked to lower math scores in kids

In a recent study, siblings whose mothers dieted during pregnancy scored lower on math tests at age five than their siblings who had been exposed to higher prenatal caloric intake. The research provides some of the first ...

Sep 3, 2015

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Biases influence how multiracial individuals are categorized

Throughout U.S. history, individuals who were part-white and part-black were typically treated as black, a tendency that has been called the "one-drop rule."

Sep 3, 2015

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Study explores why humor is important in romantic attraction

Men might want to ditch the pickup lines and polish their punchlines in their quest to attract women, new research at the University of Kansas suggests.

Sep 3, 2015

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Switching from conventional to electronic cigarettes reduced toxicant exposure, even for dual users

Among adults who wanted to stop smoking conventional cigarettes, both those who switched to using only electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and those who switched to dual use of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes had ...

Sep 3, 2015