Recognising mental illness in young people could prevent suicides
Recognising mental illness in young people and dealing with it appropriately could help prevent suicides, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in Denmark identified 496 cases of suicide during 1981-97 in young people aged 10-21 years. They matched each case to a random sample of 50 people of the same age and sex, to act as controls.... view more... (2002-07-10)
Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion
The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Genetics. view more (2009-11-09)
Obesity is 'socially contagious'
Are your friends making you fat" Or keeping you slender" According to new research from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, the short answer on both counts is "yes." view more (2007-07-26)
One-time melanoma screening of older adults appears to be cost-effective
One-time melanoma screening of adults age 50 or older appears to be as cost-effective as other nationally recommended cancer screening programs. view more (2007-01-16)
When Cancer Runs in the Family
Almost all tumor types have a genetically based form Most cancers occur sporadically. At least 5.5 percent of cancer cases are based on a genetic predisposition. These are usually identified because first-degree relatives develop the same type of tumor. So far, scientists have presumed that only a few types of tumor have such a familial form.... view more... (2004-02-09)
Steroid damage to premature babies
Children born very prematurely who are treated with corticosteroids to prevent and treat chronic lung disease, are showing impaired cognitive ability at age seven years compared with those given no such treatment. These are the findings of Trevor Wilson, Dr Chris McCusker and Dr Nichola Rooney of the Royal Hospital, Belfast. They will present... view more... (2004-04-15)
Family history of melanoma linked to Parkinson's disease
People with a family history of melanoma may have a greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. view more (2009-02-17)
Study finds regions of DNA that appear linked to autistic spectrum disorders
Using an innovative statistical approach, a research team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of California, Los Angeles, has identified two regions of DNA linked to autism. view more (2007-05-10)
Eat more dirt!
You are less likely to have allergies if: - you have older siblings (especially brothers);
- you rarely washed your face and hands as a child;
- you have had gastric infections with microorganisms that originated in faeces;
- you were brought up on a farm with animals;
- you keep a dog;
- the dust in your home is... view more... (2002-07-30)
In U of I study, kids learn to handle emotional responses to siblings
A University of Illinois researcher has demonstrated successful strategies that children can use to handle the emotional ups and downs that go with being a brother or a sister and reported them in a new study published in Family Relations. view more (2009-02-24)
Identifying Lymphoma Risks
Little is known about the causes of lymphoma. A case-control study conducted by Professor Nikolaus Becker and Dr. Alexandra Nieters, Division of Clinical Epidemiology at the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ), is looking closely at possible risk factors. First results of this German lymphoma study suggest... view more... (2004-09-14)
Award-winning study says back pain may be in your genes
What do you learn by looking at the spines of hundreds of Finnish twins? If you are the international team of researchers behind the Twin Spine Study, you find compelling proof that back pain problems may be more a matter of genetics than physical strain. view more (2008-04-09)
Kids who drink early in life: What does it mean for their future?
Alcohol experimentation in late childhood or early adolescence is a common event. An early age of first drink (AFD), however, is associated with a variety of negative outcomes. view more (2005-10-14)
ETH Zurich study on salmonella self-destruction
ETH Zurich biologists, led by Professors Martin Ackermann and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, in collaboration with Michael Doebeli of the University of British Colombia in Vancouver (CN), have been able to describe how random molecular processes during cell division allow some cells to engage in a self-destructive act to generate a greater common good,... view more... (2008-08-22)
Research tool can detect autism at 9 months of age
The ability to detect autism in children as young as nine months of age is on the horizon, according to researchers at McMaster University. view more (2008-05-21)
First evidence that prenatal exposure to famine may lead to persistent epigenetic changes
A study initiated by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands suggests that prenatal exposure to famine can lead to epigenetic changes that may affect a person's health into midlife. view more (2008-10-31)
Quitting smoking helps social life
Putting down cigarettes for good can have unexpected social benefits, according to new research from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego. Smoking is bad, it turns out, not only for your physical wellbeing but for your social health, too - with smokers increasingly edged out to the margins of social circles. view more (2008-05-22)
Why men don’t talk about cancer
Men don’t talk to their sons about cancer, nor do they talk to siblings. This is not about being inhibited or unable to talk about sensitive issues as the stereotype might suggest. Recent evidence suggests that men are ‘silent’ as a result of a respect for the need for privacy. This matters when the cancer has a... view more... (2001-03-26)
'Ageing gene' could be passed on via X chromosome (p 507)
An observational study in this week's issue of THE LANCET sheds more light on the theory that ageing is associated with a shortening of chromosomes in somatic (ie. non-reproductive) cells. Results of the study suggest that the gene responsible for telomere shortening is inherited via the X chromosome. Previous research including a 2003 Lancet... view more... (2004-02-11)
Study identifies pathway required for normal reproductive development
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) clinical researchers, in collaboration with basic scientists from the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) have identified a new molecular pathway required for normal development of the reproductive, olfactory and circadian systems in both humans and mice. view more (2007-10-16)
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