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| Americans show little tolerance for mental illness despite growing belief in genetic cause Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Pennsylvania) A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was 10 years ago. |
| New research finds chewing gum may help reduce stress Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) "An investigation into the effects of gum chewing on mood and cortisol levels during psychological stress," to be presented at the 2008 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, found chewing gum helped relieve anxiety, improve alertness and reduce stress among individuals in a laboratory setting. |
| Protecting those who heal Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(International Atomic Energy Agency) Patients are not the only ones at risk during cardiac procedures. Doctors performing heart surgery also face health risks, namely to their eyes.The IAEA is helping to raise awareness of threats, through training in radiation protection related to medical uses of X-ray imaging systems. |
| Sex differences seen in response to common antidepressant Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Michigan Health System) Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds. But many members of both sexes may find that it helps ease their depression symptoms. The persistence of a gender difference in response to the drug -- even after the researchers accounted for many complicating factors -- suggests that there's a real biological difference in the way the medication affects women. |
| Antidepressants in suicide prevention Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) At the 21st Congress of the ECNP 2008 in Barcelona, professor Erkki Isometsä, a renowned expert in psychiatric suicide research, presented the state of evidence concerning the relation of antidepressants and suicidal behavior and critically commented on the current discussion with regard to the role of antidepressive treatment in real-life clinical practice. |
| Researchers discover atomic bomb effect results in adult-onset thyroid cancer Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(American Association for Cancer Research) Radiation from the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, likely rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, according to Japanese researchers. |
| Great Ape Trust graduate student's paper sheds light on bonobo language Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Great Ape Trust of Iowa) What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month in the Journal of Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, indicate that bonobos may exhibit larger linguistic competency in ordinary conversation than in controlled experimental settings. |
| UC team studies link between Parkinson's disease and depression Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Cincinnati) A patient who receives a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease might become depressed, and understandably so. But does the depression then exacerbate the progression of Parkinson's? That's one of the questions a team of University of Cincinnati researchers is studying, with the help of a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. |
| Caterpillar, Inc. funds USC 'print-a-house' construction technology Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of Southern California) Caterpillar, the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment, is starting to support research on the "Contour Crafting" automated construction system that its creator believes will one day be able to build full-scale houses in hours. The system is a scale-up of the rapid prototyping machines now widely used in industry to "print out" 3-D objects designed with CAD/CAM software. |
| Book on virtual teams signed by Wiley Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Stevens Institute of Technology) Now that global industry generates products in every corner of the world, employees must be skilled, not only interacting with co-workers in an office down the hall, or at a neighboring facility, but often they must collaborate with team members in other states, other countries, and in ever more distant time zones. |
| Risk of fracture is significantly higher in HIV-infected patients Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Massachusetts General Hospital) As antiviral treatment for HIV infection allows patients to live longer, many will be confronted with additional health challenges. A new study shows for the first time that one of these may be significantly increased risk of bone fractures. |
| Jumping for joy ... and stronger bones Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Research Australia) High impact activities such as jumping and skipping that can easily be incorporated into warm-ups before sports and physical education classes, have been shown to benefit bone health in adolescents. |
| Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective, UT Southwestern researchers find Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. |
| Health of Afghan children jeopardized by family behaviors, not just war Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(BioMed Central) Family values and ongoing conflict within the country are dramatically affecting the health of young children in Afghanistan. A study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health suggests that poor child health can be linked to a lack of maternal education and a lack of autonomy for mothers when seeking health care for their children. In addition, mothers who were married as children tend to have offspring with poorer health. |
| TGen scientists uncover new field of research that could help police in crime scene forensics Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) A team of investigators led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have found a way to identify possible suspects at crime scenes using only a small amount of DNA, even if it is mixed with hundreds of other genetic fingerprints. |
| New giant clam species offers window into human past Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Cell Press) Researchers report the discovery of the first new living species of giant clam in two decades. |
| Why are flies so hard to swat? Chock it up to good planning Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Cell Press) Ever wonder how flies are so incredibly good at zipping off to avoid that swatter? A new study using high-resolution, high-speed imaging of flies in action has identified an important part of the answer: rather than just taking off, the flies' tiny brains first calculate where the threat is coming from, allowing the insects to carefully prepare themselves to spring toward escape. |
| Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Meharry Medical College) Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of US teens. While states are passing laws to help teen drivers, little thought is being given to their habits as passengers. A new study by Meharry Medical College uncovers a public health crisis and offers a solution to the problem. |
| Sticks and stones: A new study on social and physical pain Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Association for Psychological Science) According to a new study, words may pack a harder punch that we realize. Psychologists have found that while the pain of physical events may fade with time, the pain of social occurrences can be reinstantiated through memory retrievals. |
| Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. By shedding light on the factors that enable the other half to put down that cigarette for good, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill could lead to programs designed to help women quit and stay quit. |
| 'Industrial relations' employee satisfaction dependent on more than relative pay Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Wiley-Blackwell) A new study in the journal Industrial Relations reveals that employee well-being is dependent upon the rank of an individual's wage within a comparison group, as opposed to the individual's absolute pay. |
| Campus diversity important predictor of interracial friendships Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Wiley-Blackwell) Campus racial diversity predicts diversity in future friendships, and it's generally higher for minorities than whites. |
| Indiana U researchers launch social networking and research management tool for scientists Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Indiana University) Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have developed Laboratree, a web-based solution to the complex problems of scientific collaboration. Laboratree will enable scientists to securely manage research papers and data, organize groups and projects, send group messages, author blogs, and customize personal and group profiles -- all online. |
| Economic and social disadvantage can affect young citizens' voter turnout Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT |
(Wiley-Blackwell) A study recently published in the Journal of Social Issues illustrates how certain disadvantages experienced in adolescence, such as early pregnancy, dropping out of high school, being arrested, or going to an underprivileged school, contribute to lower voter turnout in young adulthood. In addition, the types of disadvantage vary across racial groups. |
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