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Water - The silent killer!!!

...n of water, solar water disinfection, and changing behavior to reduce the risk. It is ironical that as many parts of the country reel under severe heat wave conditions and thirst for water, there are also many lives, which are taken away due to water borne infections. The best remedy to this problem is to ...

Maternal alcohol consumption linked to behavioral problems in children

... in pregnancy was linked to aggression, delinquent behavior and attention problems in them. Children with lo...ncy--were three times as likely to have delinquent behavior scores in the clinical range. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome...

Early puberty linked to nutrition

...of Medicine from Harvard,after studying the eating behavior and the growing indexes of 67 girls, concluded that the inclusion of more animal fats and less vegetables in the diet between the 6th and 8th year of age took some of the participants of the research to an early puberty. The results of the research ...

High Cholesterol linked to Alzheimer’s diseas

...ase eventually leads to confusion, personality and behavior changes and impaired judgment. Communication becomes more difficult as the disease progresses. Having high cholesterol appears to be bad for more than the heart - it may also increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The study raises the...

Chemical in Gila monster's saliva yields Alzheimer drug

...e eventually leads// to confusion, personality and behavior changes and impaired judgment. Communication becomes more difficult as the disease progresses, leaving those affected struggling to find words, finish thoughts or follow directions. Eventually, most people with Alzheimer’s disease become unable to ca...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

...r issue in our evolving understanding of stem cell behavior that needs to be considered, examined and evaluated in multiple experimental systems to see whether is it relevant to (animal) biology or a tissue culture phenomenon," Mark Sussman of the Division of Molecular Cardiovascular Biology at The Children's...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

... in the OMPCC, they were able to spot a pattern of behavior in the IED patients similar to that found in people with injuries to the brain region. For one, IED patients showed marked differences from other study participants in tests of "emotion recognition"--being, for example, more likely to perceive "neut...

Gene glitches connecting pot with Schizophrenia

...otivation. These symptoms are similar to psychotic behavior sometimes triggered by severe cannabis abuse, which could mean the marijuana receptors in schizophrenics are far more active than they should be. Ujike stressed there is no evidence yet these genetic abnormalities can affect how the marijuana recepto...

Heart attack risk starts at 20

...rtainly is an opportunity to make large changes in behavior early on. He said that twenty percent of people find out they have heart disease by dropping dead" so the goal of the guidelines is to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, "This doesn't imply that one would be placed on drugs" in their 20s, he s...

Stop and think before you eat

...main unclear.// To investigate the role of eating behavior in weight gain, the researchers evaluated three eating behaviors--restraint, disinhibition and hunger--as well as the weight and height of 640 healthy, non-smoking women aged 50 to 60. Restraint is the ability to consciously restrict food intake in o...

Sleep disorders can have anomalistic sexual acts

... at the University of California, observe abnormal behavior during sleep, such as walking, eating and even vio.... In a study of 10 patients with "atypical sexual behavior during sleep," researchers found that the patients' actions which ranged from "annoying" sexual moan...

Suicide might be inherited

... nonattempters. Eighty-two percent of the suicidal behavior seen in the offspring occurred in the context of a mood disorder, and suicide was also linked to increased impulsive aggression and substance abuse....

Reasons why men die earlier

...d scientists have traditionally pointed to riskier behavior on the part of men as the reason why.// A new study suggests that there may be more to it than that. Another reason for the earlier demise of men may be that they are more prone to parasitic infections. In a report on the study, Ian P. F. Owens, fro...

Marijuana 'gateway' theory strengthened by study of twins

... the law and likelihood of engaging in risk-taking behavior that might lure one to harder drugs....

Missing Protein In Cancer Development

...he researchers were particularly interested in the behavior of centrosomes structures inside a cell. After studying mouse cells, the researchers determined that E2F3 keeps the number of centrosomes under control, and that extra centrosomes result when this transcription factor is missing. The consequences are...

What Makes Teens take Drugs

...lems, treatment efforts that target the antisocial behavior itself may be effective. Boys' substance use may be reduced by directly altering those family and peer characteristics that are most influential," Silberg says....

Better Diet Even Late in Life May Prolong It

...ave been expected to live about 50 days. "Current behavior and conditions appear to determine mortality," says James Vaupel, director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. Vaupel wrote an accompanying editorial that appears in the same issue of Science. "It used to be tho...

Link Between Migraines and Behavioral Disorders

...ldren who suffer migraines often report disruptive behavior , children with migraines miss more school and often lose sleep, which can contribute to the types of behavioral symptoms often associated with ADD, CD and ODD, but this is the first study to demonstrate there could be a direct link between migraines...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

...se or neglect during childhood would lead to risky behavior in adulthood and therefore, increase the risk of liver disease. They draw their conclusions after a lengthy medical study involving more than 17,000 people. Researchers surveyed patients about abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction such as divor...

How a man's mind really works

...rian says men can learn new skills and alter their behavior but they will not be able to meet all of women's expectations. "People want to love each other. If we can learn who we might be -- not what IS he thinking, but what COULD he be thinking -- then I am optimistic."...

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