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Large study identifies numerous genes associated with risk tolerance and risky... TORONTO, ON Canada - An international group of scientists has identified 124 genetic variants associated with a person s willingness to take risks, as reported in a study published today in Nature Genetics . The scientists highlight that no variant on its own meaningfully affects a particular person s risk tolerance or penchant for making risky decisions, and non-genetic factors matter more for risk tolerance than genetic factors. Yet, taken together, the ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
The Pacific Standard Guide to Gift Giving If you clicked on the headline to this story, one thing is obvious You really saved your Christmas shopping until the last minute. That said, here are a few well-researched tips that might come in handy as you start swiping that credit card 8212 Don 8217 t Feel Too Bad If You Need to Re-Gift You might be deterred from re-gifting for fear that the original giver will find out about your slothful Christmas strategy. But fortunately, those original gift-giver ... Psychological Science - Mon. Jan 14
Balanced diet, exercise may not prevent gestational diabetes It may be time to reconsider the conventional wisdom for preventing gestational diabetes limiting weight gain and increasing physical activity. Our data suggest that in pregnancy, energy balance - the calories consumed versus the calories burned - may not determine the development of gestational diabetes, said Leanne Redman, PhD, director of LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center s Reproductive Endocrinology and Women s Health Lab. We and others now bel ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Intermittent fasting could improve obese women's health Research carried out at the University of Adelaide shows that obese women lost more weight and improved their health by fasting intermittently while following a strictly controlled diet. The study, published in the journal Obesity , involved a sample of 88 women following carefully controlled diets over 10 weeks. Continuously restricting their diet is the main way that obese women try to tackle their weight, says Dr Amy Hutchison, lead author from the Univ ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Maternal programming during pregnancy induces long-term postpartum obesity During normal pregnancy, mothers always gain body weight within a proper range. However, many women worry that extra pounds put on during pregnancy will not be lost after childbirth and, in fact, past studies have shown that excessive gestational weight gain is associated with immediate postpartum weight retention. But in a new study using a mouse model, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest that long-term postpartum ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Seeing soda's influence A complex network of research funding, institutional ties and personal influence has allowed the Coca-Cola Company, through its connections with a nonprofit group, to exert substantial influence over obesity science and policy solutions in China, and as a result government policy aligns with the company s corporate interests, a Harvard study has found. The study, conducted by Susan Greenhalgh, the John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Research Professor of C ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Stressed mothers -- overweight children In the mother-child study LiNA, which is coordinated by the UFZ, they found that the perceived stress of the mother in the first year of life of the child promotes overweight in infancy. Furthermore, the researchers of the BIH, the Charit 233 , the UFZ and the University of Bristol report in their recently published study in the BMC Public Health journal that maternal stress does mainly affect the long-term weight development of girls. Since 2006, UFZ rese ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care to benef... Canada should invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care to improve the health of Canadians, argues an editorial in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal . Although switching will be painful, one primary care electronic health record will make apparently insolvable problems solvable, writes Dr. Nav Persaud, a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael s Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Study examines the course of back pain over time Back pain is among the most frequently reported health problems in the world. New research published in Arthritis Care Research , an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, examines patterns in back pain over time and identifies the patient characteristics and the extent of healthcare and medication use including opioids associated with different patterns. The study included a repre ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Genetically modified food opponents know less than they think, research finds The people who hold the most extreme views opposing genetically modified GM foods think they know most about GM food science, but actually know the least, according to new research. The paper, published Monday in Nature Human Behaviour , was a collaboration between researchers at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania. Marketing and ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer Hershey, Pa -- People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. In a study using data on more than eight million cancer patients in the United States, the researchers also found that among people with cancer, white males patients who were diagnosed at a younger age and patients with lung, head and neck, testicular cancer, and lymphomas were more li ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14
Demi Lovato's overdose causes surge in media, but few mentions of lifesaving h... Demi Lovato s drug overdose and Anthony Bourdain s suicide resulted in unequal news coverage of national help hotlines, finds a new study published Jan. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine . While Americans tweeted in high volumes and searched for topics relating to Demi Lovato and drugs after the pop singer s hospitalization for an alleged heroin overdose in the summer of 2018, a small proportion of those engagements mentioned the free national helpline that cou ... EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Large study identifies numerous genes associated with risk tolerance and risky...

TORONTO, ON Canada - An international group of scientists has identified 124 genetic variants associated with a person s willingness to take risks, as reported in a study published today in Nature Genetics . The scientists highlight that no variant on its own meaningfully affects a particular person s risk tolerance or penchant for making risky decisions, and non-genetic factors matter more for risk tolerance than genetic factors. Yet, taken together, the ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

The Pacific Standard Guide to Gift Giving

If you clicked on the headline to this story, one thing is obvious You really saved your Christmas shopping until the last minute. That said, here are a few well-researched tips that might come in handy as you start swiping that credit card 8212 Don 8217 t Feel Too Bad If You Need to Re-Gift You might be deterred from re-gifting for fear that the original giver will find out about your slothful Christmas strategy. But fortunately, those original gift-giver ...

Psychological Science - Mon. Jan 14

Balanced diet, exercise may not prevent gestational diabetes

It may be time to reconsider the conventional wisdom for preventing gestational diabetes limiting weight gain and increasing physical activity. Our data suggest that in pregnancy, energy balance - the calories consumed versus the calories burned - may not determine the development of gestational diabetes, said Leanne Redman, PhD, director of LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center s Reproductive Endocrinology and Women s Health Lab. We and others now bel ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Intermittent fasting could improve obese women's health

Research carried out at the University of Adelaide shows that obese women lost more weight and improved their health by fasting intermittently while following a strictly controlled diet. The study, published in the journal Obesity , involved a sample of 88 women following carefully controlled diets over 10 weeks. Continuously restricting their diet is the main way that obese women try to tackle their weight, says Dr Amy Hutchison, lead author from the Univ ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Maternal programming during pregnancy induces long-term postpartum obesity

During normal pregnancy, mothers always gain body weight within a proper range. However, many women worry that extra pounds put on during pregnancy will not be lost after childbirth and, in fact, past studies have shown that excessive gestational weight gain is associated with immediate postpartum weight retention. But in a new study using a mouse model, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest that long-term postpartum ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Seeing soda's influence

A complex network of research funding, institutional ties and personal influence has allowed the Coca-Cola Company, through its connections with a nonprofit group, to exert substantial influence over obesity science and policy solutions in China, and as a result government policy aligns with the company s corporate interests, a Harvard study has found. The study, conducted by Susan Greenhalgh, the John King and Wilma Cannon Fairbank Research Professor of C ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Stressed mothers -- overweight children

In the mother-child study LiNA, which is coordinated by the UFZ, they found that the perceived stress of the mother in the first year of life of the child promotes overweight in infancy. Furthermore, the researchers of the BIH, the Charit 233 , the UFZ and the University of Bristol report in their recently published study in the BMC Public Health journal that maternal stress does mainly affect the long-term weight development of girls. Since 2006, UFZ rese ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care to benef...

Canada should invest in a single national electronic health record for primary care to improve the health of Canadians, argues an editorial in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal . Although switching will be painful, one primary care electronic health record will make apparently insolvable problems solvable, writes Dr. Nav Persaud, a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael s Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Study examines the course of back pain over time

Back pain is among the most frequently reported health problems in the world. New research published in Arthritis Care Research , an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, examines patterns in back pain over time and identifies the patient characteristics and the extent of healthcare and medication use including opioids associated with different patterns. The study included a repre ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Genetically modified food opponents know less than they think, research finds

The people who hold the most extreme views opposing genetically modified GM foods think they know most about GM food science, but actually know the least, according to new research. The paper, published Monday in Nature Human Behaviour , was a collaboration between researchers at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania. Marketing and ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

Hershey, Pa -- People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. In a study using data on more than eight million cancer patients in the United States, the researchers also found that among people with cancer, white males patients who were diagnosed at a younger age and patients with lung, head and neck, testicular cancer, and lymphomas were more li ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14

Demi Lovato's overdose causes surge in media, but few mentions of lifesaving h...

Demi Lovato s drug overdose and Anthony Bourdain s suicide resulted in unequal news coverage of national help hotlines, finds a new study published Jan. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine . While Americans tweeted in high volumes and searched for topics relating to Demi Lovato and drugs after the pop singer s hospitalization for an alleged heroin overdose in the summer of 2018, a small proportion of those engagements mentioned the free national helpline that cou ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Jan 14