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Genes linked with malaria's virulence shared by apes, humans
Boston, MA -- The malaria parasite molecules associated with severe disease and death--those that allow the parasite to escape recognition by the immune system--have been shown to share key gene segments with chimp and gorilla malaria parasites, which are separated by several millions of years, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This new information about th ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Oct 12
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New study reveals key differences in brain activity in people with anorexia ne...
October 12, 2015 New York, NY. When people with anorexia nervosa decide what to eat, they engage a part of the brain associated with habitual behavior. This finding by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, and New York University was published today in Nature Neuroscience . Anorexia nervosa ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Oct 12
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Nurses could help cut smoking rates in China, according to UCLA-led study
China has a big smoking problem. Three-hundred-fifty million Chinese people smoke and 1 million deaths a year in China are attributed to smoking-related illnesses. By 2020, that s expected to double to 2 million Chinese people dying annually from using tobacco. Smoking is such an accepted part of the culture that even 23 percent of physicians smoke. However, the smoking rate among the largely fema ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Oct 12
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Lack of face-to-face contact almost doubles depression risk for older adults
Older adults who have little face-to-face contact with family and friends are at almost twice the risk of developing depression, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society .
Medical News Today - Thu. Oct 8
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Bariatric surgery can increase likelihood of self-harm, suicide
Mental health problems are prevalent in morbidly obese patients and those undergoing bariatric surgery. A recent study, published in JAMA Surgery , finds that the risk for self-harm emergencies increased after surgery.
Medical News Today - Thu. Oct 8
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The Scary Truth About Procrastination
Many of my esteemed colleagues write about procrastination and most of these informative articles suggest creative ways to maximize human potential. All sorts of remedies are suggested to curtail the deferral of tasks such as overcoming a compelling need to reject authority , demonstrating more discipline , or coming to grips with your personal perception of time . Thankfully, these practical appr ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Oct 8
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Movies in Mind: Our Addiction to the Screen
Why are movies so compelling Why did I spend the weekend binge watching an entire season of a TV drama Fortunately for me, I can prevent myself from getting hooked on many such programs. Yet our addiction to the screen can be so seductive that it requires daily fixes. Over the past 100 years, filmmakers have discovered clever ways of capturing our attention and moving us through a dramatic plot. F ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Oct 8
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Why We Love to Be Scared
As a chill enters the air and as everything that can be made pumpkin is made pumpkin, our attention turns to spider webs, jack-o-lanters, and the macabre. The scary season is upon us and before we know it, we long to walk down fog filled paths with dimly lit candles and dry rustling leaves. We decorate our houses, dress up ourselves, our kids, and our pets , and go out looking for the best-haunted ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Oct 8
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Study: Fracking industry wells associated with premature birth
Expectant mothers who live near active natural gas wells operated by the fracking industry in Pennsylvania are at an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and for having high-risk pregnancies, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. The findings, published online last week in the journal Epidemiology , shed light on some of the possible adverse health outcomes a ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Study sheds light on protecting transgender individuals from suicide
The likelihood of a transgender person attempting suicide is very high, often because of the prejudice, transphobia and other stressors he or she may experience. A new study examined factors that may protect transgender adults from attempting suicide. Its conclusions also inform medical and mental health professionals who work with transgender clients. Identifying factors that protect transgender ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Everyone has their own daily rhythm of digital activity, shows study
Over the past decade, there has been a surge of scientific studies on the digital activity of people, such as making mobile calls, texting, e-mailing, and posting on social media. Because nearly all human behavior leaves a digital footprint, scientists can use such digital activity as a proxy to track human activity in general, for example to study differences between cultures or communities in sl ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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Poor infant sleep may predict problematic toddler behavior
Temper tantrums and misbehavior, restlessness and inattention are the trappings of the typical toddler. But they may also be signs of developmental delays or disorders. Are infant sleep irregularities red flags for later developmental difficulties A study recently published in Developmental Neuropsychology finds a definite link between poor infant sleep and compromised attention and behavior at th ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Oct 8
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