Young age at first drink can turn under-15s into alcoholicsSeptember 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Drinking at young age may affect genes linked to alcoholism and make youngsters vulnerable to severe problems, says a new study. The study led by Dr Arpana Agrawal, from Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Scientists shed light on the 'dance of water'August 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is shedding new light on water's molecular idiosyncrasies, like the 'dance of water', offering insight into its strange bulk properties. In all, water exhibits 66 known anomalies, including a strangely varying density, large heat capacity and high surface tension.
Teens who think they'll die young more likely to engage in risky behaviourJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - One in seven adolescents think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behaviour, a new research has suggested. University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Iris Borowsky, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues analyzed data collected by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 youth in grades 7 through 12 during three separate study years.
Teens who think they'll die young more likely to engage in unsafe behaviourJune 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - One in seven adolescents believe think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behaviour, a new research has suggested. University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Iris Borowsky, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues analyzed data collected by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 youth in grades 7 through 12 during three separate study years.
Farmed fish may transmit mad cow diseaseJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Farmed fish, if fed by-products rendered from cows, could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease-commonly known as mad cow disease. Questioning the safety of eating farmed fish, Dr.
Child killers no more psychotic than other murderersMay 29th, 2009 LONDON - Parents who snuff out the lives of their own kids are no more disordered than other murderers. Research has shown that prevention of infanticide cannot remain the task of psychiatry alone, but health care and society at large must work to prevent the danger.
Fathers tend to tighten clamps on teens' risky sexual behaviourMay 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fathers tend to tighten clamps on adolescents when they engage in risky sexual behaviour, according to a new study. Researchers at Boston College, Universities of Pittsburgh and Harvard who conducted the study, followed more than 3,200 teenagers aged 13 to 18 over a period of four years.
Don't SMS whl drvng, it can hv ddly rsltMay 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sending text messages while driving can be dangerous, a perception that has now been borne out by the latest study. Twenty-one teens using a driving simulator while sending text messages or searching their MP3s slowed down, wove in and out of their lanes, and, in some cases, ran over pedestrians.
Eat tart cherries, reduce risk of heart diseasesApril 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Eating just one and a half servings of tart cherries could boost your antioxidant activity and cut risk factors for heart diseases, says the latest research. The University of Michigan (U-M) study found that healthy adults who ate a cup and a half of frozen cherries had increased levels of antioxidants, specifically five different anthocyanins, natural antioxidants that give cherries their distinctive colour.
Vegetable juice could help you slough off fatApril 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Drinking at least one glass of low sodium vegetable juice daily can help the obese shed weight. The maximum benefit will be to the obese with metabolic syndrome, which is defined by a number of risk factors including excess body fat in the midsection, high blood pressure (BP), high blood sugar and abnormal blood lipids.
Perfectionism may make one prone to binge eatingApril 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Dalhousie University psychologist warns that perfectionism is not a healthy approach to life's challenges, explaining why individuals with a high degree of perfectionism are often setting themselves up for a host of physical, emotional and mental problems- particularly related to binge eating. "Perfectionism is a double-edged personality trait," says Simon Sherry, Assistant Professor of Psychology.
Family history linked to increased blood clot riskMarch 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children and siblings of people with venous thrombosis, or blood clots in the veins, may be more than twice as likely to develop the condition than those without a family history, say Dutch researchers. Venous thrombosis typically begins in leg veins, although the clot may subsequently break off and travel to the lungs.
Moderate weight loss helps obese avoid heart disease riskJanuary 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Obese people can avoid a lifetime of health problems, especially heart disease, if they go in for a moderate weight reduction. An estimated 50 million Americans have the potentially serious metabolic syndrome, a clustering of risk factors that leads to heart disease.
Young adults need to cultivate healthy eating habitsJanuary 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - As adolescents grow into young adults, time constraints imposed by school or work can begin to affect their eating habits in an unhealthy way. In a study, researchers observed that while young adults enjoy and value time spent eating with others, 35 percent of males and 42 percent of females admitted lacking time to sit down and eat a meal.
Eating less fends off weight gain in middle-ageJanuary 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Does eating less help fend off weight gain in middle age? Yes, says a new study. The study found that women had more than twice the risk of substantial weight gain if they did not become more restrained in their eating.
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