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Researchers Find Estrogen Governs Genes That Affect Aggression

...he study is the first studies to show the possible impacts of simple environmental factors, such as the length of daylight, on how genes influence behaviour. "We found that estrogen has totally opposite effects on behaviour in these mice depending only on how much light they got each day. It is quite a sur...

Exercise can Slow Down the Aging Process in Elderly People

...olve whether endurance training (running, cycling) impacts mitochondrial function and the aging process. The most recent study also points to particular gene expressions that could be used as starting points for chemical screenings that could lead to drug therapies that would modulate the aging process. "...

Loss of Virginity Could Prove Traumatic If Relationship Falls Apart Subsequently

It is generally believed non-marital sex adversely impacts on a teen's mental health. But a new study shows that the negative mental side effects of a teen's loss of virginity are confined to a specific group. Depression overtakes those who have sex earlier than their peers and whose relationships are unc...

Multi-tasking is Mentally Damaging, Warn Experts

...f concern especially for children, as it adversely impacts the way they learn and socialise. "Children that are instant messaging while doing homework, playing games online and watching TV are not going to do well in the long run," said Jordan Grafman of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders an...

Remicade(R) Get Approval for First and Only Biologic Treatment for Pediatric Crohn's Disease

...es Agency (EMEA). "Crohn's disease significantly impacts the quality of life of children suffering from this condition," said Salvatore Cucchiara, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Motility and Endoscopy Unit, University of Naples. "Infliximab provides physicians with a new treatment option ...

Residents Of Gas Patch In Colorado Suffering In Silence

...step forward in terms of regulating the industry's impacts to public health. By requiring rulemaking to protect public health we have also moved the issue forward as a mandate instead of a consideration - which is how public health is currently treated - and that elevates the issue."...

Sleep-related Breathing Disorder may Affect Premature Infants

...roximately three percent of children and adversely impacts their cognitive development....

Breast-feeding may Protect Against Childhood Sleep-related Breathing Disorder

...erruption and intermittent hypoxia that negatively impacts their cardiovascular function, cognitive development, behavior, quality of life, and utilization of healthcare resources," said Dr Montgomery-Downs. "The benefits of breast feeding in our study may be due to the protection against early viral infec...

13 Million Die Worldwide Due to Unhealthy Environment: New WHO Report

...profiles provided a preliminary estimate of health impacts caused by environmental risks. The new data could be used by the countries to refine their own estimates. The data also show that household interventions could dramatically reduce the death rate. Using cleaner fuel such as gas or electricity, usin...

Recent Research Holds Wealth of Promise to Bone Marrow Patients

...lls destroy the patient’s cells. GVHD negatively impacts the life of nearly 85 per cent of bone marrow transplant patients and kills almost 15 per cent. Sufferers may face acute skin infections, severe abdominal pain, and liver failure. This antibody developed by researchers will enable a warning to doct...

Climate Talks Reach Consensus in Bangkok

... 24-page report on means of mitigating// the worse impacts of global warming after five days of heated debate to reaching a consensus on the document. "The discussions ended at 3:30 a.m. Friday," said Carloa Traverso Saibante, information officer for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)....

West Wants Developing Countries to Cut Down on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

...rolina. "With this study, speculation about the impacts of global warming on the spread of infectious disease among susceptible marine species has been brought to an end," said Don Rice, director of the National Science Foundation's Chemical Oceanography Program, which helped fund the research. GPL/V...

Shockwave Lithotripsy is Effective for Pediatric Urolithiasis

...treatment and ancillary procedures were noted. The impacts of stone size and location as well as the age of the child were assessed regarding stone clearance. The group found that the overall stone-free rate was 87% with a complete clearance of 72% and what they called an insignificant less than 3-mm resid...

Don't Gamble With People's Health, Warn Experts

...g would suggest that steps be taken to monitor the impacts of gambling over time. Adequate funding of prevention and treatment programmes to minimise the harm that growing numbers of people may experience when they gamble is also of paramount importance, stresses Rachel A Volberg, president of the U.S. bas...

Latest IPCC Report Highlights Need for Integrated Climate/human Behavior Models

Adapting to the global climate change impacts outlined in the IPCC's Working Group 2 Report, "Cl...on of Chapter 7 is that none of us will escape the impacts of a warming planet. In many cases, global warming will interact with other environmental problems (...

Working Up Potential Living Liver Donors

...r is a serious procedure with potentially profound impacts on his or her psyche, decision and satisfaction, as well as on the outcome of the potential recipient. Researchers, led by Professor Sheung Tat Fan of the University of Hong Kong, sought to analyze and report the experiences of donor workups at the...

International Health Security to Be Tackled on World Health Day

...nfluenza pandemic, together with the severe health impacts of recent flooding in Indonesia and the Horn of Africa, underline the fact that now is the time to focus on international health security," Chan said. Governments, donors, civil society, the private sector and communities will be urged to take coll...

Ireland’s ‘Forgotten’ Patients To Be Given Better Cre

...y team in each of its sub-sectors. Lack of staff impacts most long-stay patients. Half of all patients have been in hospital for over a year and a third for over five years. The report stressed serious concerns for their welfare, particularly as many are cared for in old asylum-style hospitals, earmarked f...

AAWL Affects Quality of Life

...on (AAWL) can have substantial social and economic impacts including absenteeism, reduced productivity, work loss and lower income. This study was published in the April 2007 issue of Arthritis Care & Research(http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritiscare). Led by Kristina A. Theis, MPH, of t...

Improve School Ethos to Combat Teen Evils

...g and marijuana use). Follow-up research suggested impacts might increase over time as the changes 'bedded down' in schools. This evidence makes sense, say the authors. After the family, and alongside the media and peers, the most important institution in the lives of most children and young people is thei...

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