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Cold can activate body's 'good' fat at a cellular level, study finds
Lower temperatures can activate the body s good fat formation at a cellular level, a new study led by academics at The University of Nottingham has found. The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports , shows for the first time that the way in which fat is made within the body is not pre-programmed during the early years of development as previously thought but even in adulthood cells ...
EurekAlert - Wed. Mar 21
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Chronic opioids linked to increased complications after spinal fusion surgery
March 21, 2018 - Patients who have been taking opioid pain relievers for several months before spinal fusion surgery are at increased risk of complications after their surgery , reports a study in the journal Spine , published by Wolters Kluwer . Patients on chronic opioid therapy before spinal fusion are at increased risk of complications and adverse outcomes--including repeated spinal surgery, a ...
EurekAlert - Wed. Mar 21
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Don't blame adolescent social behavior on hormones
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Reproductive hormones that develop during puberty are not responsible for changes in social behavior that occur during adolescence, according to the results of a newly published study by a University at Buffalo researcher. Changes in social behavior during adolescence appear to be independent of pubertal hormones. They are not triggered by puberty, so we can t blame the hormones, s ...
EurekAlert - Wed. Mar 21
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Thousands Lose Right To Vote Under 'Incompetence' Laws
By Matt Vasilogambros Like many people with autism, Greg Demer is bright but has difficulty communicating. He has a passion for the history of military aircraft, but he can t quite keep up a conversation with new people. When he meets someone, he ll quote from movies or ask them about their favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. His mother, Linda Demer, worried that he wouldn t be able to make comp ...
Huffington Post - Wed. Mar 21
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25 'Impolite' Things People Do Because Of Anxiety
25 Impolite Things People Do Because of Anxiety was published on The Mighty . Written by Juliette Virzi When you ve lived with anxiety for a while, you become aware of the unique things you do because of it. Things like overthinking, overplanning and overcompensating are mainstays for many folks struggling with anxiety but they aren t the only ways anxiety manifests. Sometimes anxiety can make us ...
Huffington Post - Wed. Mar 21
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Demi Lovato Explains Why She Contemplated Suicide At Age 7
Demi Lovato s fans appreciate the singer for always being open and honest about her past substance abuse and mental health battles. In a new interview with Dr. Phil , the 25-year-old singer revealed even more about the struggles she faced in her early years, saying that she began having suicidal thoughts at the age of seven. I had this fascination with death, she said. I have experienced many thin ...
Huffington Post - Wed. Mar 21
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Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages increase stigma for low-income groups, Aborig...
When considering taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in Canada, policy-makers should look at lessons learned from tobacco taxation, especially how taxation could increase inequalities and stigma, argues an analysis in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal Proponents of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages are quick to emphasize positive aspects of a tobacco tax however, a thorough comparison analys ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
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Vulnerable populations: A special CMAJ focus
Canada s major medical journal, CMAJ, will champion the health of vulnerable populations with a special focus on groups that experience adverse health outcomes because of poverty, isolation, discrimination and other factors. By choosing vulnerable populations as a CMAJ area of focus, we renew our commitment to using our platform to advocate on behalf of Canadians who are vulnerable to poor health ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
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Cutting carbon emissions sooner could save 153 million lives
DURHAM, N.C. -- As many as 153 million premature deaths linked to air pollution could be avoided worldwide this century if governments speed up their timetable for reducing fossil fuel emissions, a new Duke University-led study finds. The study is the first to project the number of lives that could be saved, city by city, in 154 of the world s largest urban areas if nations agree to reduce carbon ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
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Suicide risk for youth sharply higher in the months after self-harm
New York, NY March 19, 2018 --A study led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center CUIMC revealed that young Americans had a sharply higher risk of suicide in the months after surviving a deliberate self-harm attempt. The authors say the findings, published online today in Pediatrics , underscore the need to direct clinical interventions toward youth who survive such attempts during this criti ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
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Fasting diets reduce important risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Intermittent energy restriction diets such as the 5 2 diet clears fat from the blood quicker after eating meals compared with daily calorie restriction diets, reducing an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey examined the impact of the 5 2 diet on the body ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
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Women with food insecurity less likely to breastfeed: U of T study
Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown that women who struggle to afford food are less able to sustain breastfeeding than those who are food-secure -- even though women in both groups start the practice at about the same rate. Two months after giving birth, half the food insecure women had stopped breastfeeding exclusively, whereas most food secure women continued for four months or ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
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