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Sleeping in on the weekend won't repay your sleep debt Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a week of sleepless nights Not so, according to University of Colorado Boulder research published today in Current Biology . In fact, on some health measures, trying to play catch-up for a few days and then returning to poor sleep habits makes things worse. Our findings suggest that the common behavior of burning the candle during the week and trying to make up for it on the weekend is not an effe ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Sleep apnea may be linked to higher levels of Alzheimer's biomarker in brain MINNEAPOLIS - People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer s disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition that involves frequent events of st ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Researchers develop model to predict suicide risk in at-risk young adults PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2019 - Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among those aged 15 to 34 years and yet, despite years of mental health research, our ability to predict suicidal behavior is only slightly better than chance. Research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine provides a new approach to tackling the problem, showing that fluctuation and severity of depressive symptoms are much better at predicting risk of suici ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Study reveals the structure of the 2nd human cannabinoid receptor A Chinese research team joined forces with Russian and U.S. biologists to obtain the crystal structure of the human type 2 cannabinoid receptor. Their findings will help develop drugs against inflammatory, neurodegenerative, and other diseases. The authors of the paper in Cell compare the newly discovered structure to that of the type 1 cannabinoid receptor, deeming the two receptors to be the yin and yang of the human endocannabinoid system. Drugs rely on ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Opioid use in the family may influence adolescents' opioid risk after surgery ANN ARBOR - Having a family member with persistent opioid use may be a risk factor for young adults continuing prescriptions long after their own surgeries, a new Michigan Medicine study suggests. The presence of one or more family members using long-term opioids before a procedure was associated with a higher likelihood that adolescents prescribed opioids for the first time would do the same, according to the findings. The research, led by surgery and ped ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Is alcohol consumption more helpful than harmful? It depends on your age PISCATAWAY, NJ - Studies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs . The research demonstrates that although cohort studies--the type of observational investigations typically used to study health benefits and risks--sometimes show benefits from moderate alcohol consumption, they tend to enroll people age 50 and o ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Smokers often misunderstand health risks of smokeless tobacco product, Rutgers... American smokers mistakenly think that using snus, a type of moist snuff smokeless tobacco product, is as dangerous as smoking tobacco, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the April 2019 issue of the journal Addictive Behaviors , provides new research on what smokers think about snus, a Swedish style product that is popular in Scandinavia, but newer to the United States. Snus -- a Swedish word for snuff -- is a moist powder tobacco that c ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Young people at risk of addiction have differences in key brain region Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to an international team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The study adds further evidence to support the idea that an individual s biological makeup plays a significant role in whether or not they develop an addictive disorder. Adolescence and young adulthood is an important time in a person s development. It is d ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Lesbian and bi women at increased risk of being overweight Lesbian and bisexual women are at increased risk of being overweight or obese compared to heterosexual women, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and UCL. Gay men however are less likely to be overweight than their straight counterparts, and more at risk of being underweight. The study, published today in the Journal of Public Health , is the first to investigate the relationship between sexual orientation and body mass index BMI u ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Federal same-sex marriage ruling improved life satisfaction for individuals, s... URBANA, Ill. - Until the U.S. Supreme Court s Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015 provided federal recognition of same-sex marriage in the United States, individual state laws varied. Some states were clear on whether or not they would recognize the marriages of same-sex couples, and others were in an uncertain flux, in some instances legalizing, then backpedaling on the decision days later. Some married couples thus faced uncertainty about whether their ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
Prevention, treatment efforts reduce HIV infection among transgender women Programs to prevent HIV in transgender women are helping to lower the rate of new infection but better care and treatment of this vulnerable population is still needed, especially among those of lower income or people of color, according to a new Rutgers study. The study appears in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases . Despite the stability in HIV prevalence, infection is still highest among transwomen compared to any other group in the city - a patt ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4
To Encourage Girls in Science, Talk Action, Not Identity Girls persevere longer and are more engaged in science tasks when they are asked to 8220 do science, 8221 rather than 8220 be scientists, 8221 finds a new study in the journal Psychological Science. It 8217 s the latest of a slew of experiments identifying small differences in a teacher 8217 s language that may improve motivation in science particularly for students who feel threatened by stereotypes suggesting they are less likely to perform well in the s ... Psychological Science - Mon. Mar 4

Sleeping in on the weekend won't repay your sleep debt

Think sleeping in on the weekend can repair the damage from a week of sleepless nights Not so, according to University of Colorado Boulder research published today in Current Biology . In fact, on some health measures, trying to play catch-up for a few days and then returning to poor sleep habits makes things worse. Our findings suggest that the common behavior of burning the candle during the week and trying to make up for it on the weekend is not an effe ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Sleep apnea may be linked to higher levels of Alzheimer's biomarker in brain

MINNEAPOLIS - People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer s disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition that involves frequent events of st ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Researchers develop model to predict suicide risk in at-risk young adults

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2019 - Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among those aged 15 to 34 years and yet, despite years of mental health research, our ability to predict suicidal behavior is only slightly better than chance. Research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine provides a new approach to tackling the problem, showing that fluctuation and severity of depressive symptoms are much better at predicting risk of suici ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Study reveals the structure of the 2nd human cannabinoid receptor

A Chinese research team joined forces with Russian and U.S. biologists to obtain the crystal structure of the human type 2 cannabinoid receptor. Their findings will help develop drugs against inflammatory, neurodegenerative, and other diseases. The authors of the paper in Cell compare the newly discovered structure to that of the type 1 cannabinoid receptor, deeming the two receptors to be the yin and yang of the human endocannabinoid system. Drugs rely on ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Opioid use in the family may influence adolescents' opioid risk after surgery

ANN ARBOR - Having a family member with persistent opioid use may be a risk factor for young adults continuing prescriptions long after their own surgeries, a new Michigan Medicine study suggests. The presence of one or more family members using long-term opioids before a procedure was associated with a higher likelihood that adolescents prescribed opioids for the first time would do the same, according to the findings. The research, led by surgery and ped ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Is alcohol consumption more helpful than harmful? It depends on your age

PISCATAWAY, NJ - Studies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs . The research demonstrates that although cohort studies--the type of observational investigations typically used to study health benefits and risks--sometimes show benefits from moderate alcohol consumption, they tend to enroll people age 50 and o ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Smokers often misunderstand health risks of smokeless tobacco product, Rutgers...

American smokers mistakenly think that using snus, a type of moist snuff smokeless tobacco product, is as dangerous as smoking tobacco, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the April 2019 issue of the journal Addictive Behaviors , provides new research on what smokers think about snus, a Swedish style product that is popular in Scandinavia, but newer to the United States. Snus -- a Swedish word for snuff -- is a moist powder tobacco that c ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Young people at risk of addiction have differences in key brain region

Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according to an international team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. The study adds further evidence to support the idea that an individual s biological makeup plays a significant role in whether or not they develop an addictive disorder. Adolescence and young adulthood is an important time in a person s development. It is d ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Lesbian and bi women at increased risk of being overweight

Lesbian and bisexual women are at increased risk of being overweight or obese compared to heterosexual women, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and UCL. Gay men however are less likely to be overweight than their straight counterparts, and more at risk of being underweight. The study, published today in the Journal of Public Health , is the first to investigate the relationship between sexual orientation and body mass index BMI u ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Federal same-sex marriage ruling improved life satisfaction for individuals, s...

URBANA, Ill. - Until the U.S. Supreme Court s Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015 provided federal recognition of same-sex marriage in the United States, individual state laws varied. Some states were clear on whether or not they would recognize the marriages of same-sex couples, and others were in an uncertain flux, in some instances legalizing, then backpedaling on the decision days later. Some married couples thus faced uncertainty about whether their ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

Prevention, treatment efforts reduce HIV infection among transgender women

Programs to prevent HIV in transgender women are helping to lower the rate of new infection but better care and treatment of this vulnerable population is still needed, especially among those of lower income or people of color, according to a new Rutgers study. The study appears in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases . Despite the stability in HIV prevalence, infection is still highest among transwomen compared to any other group in the city - a patt ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 4

To Encourage Girls in Science, Talk Action, Not Identity

Girls persevere longer and are more engaged in science tasks when they are asked to 8220 do science, 8221 rather than 8220 be scientists, 8221 finds a new study in the journal Psychological Science. It 8217 s the latest of a slew of experiments identifying small differences in a teacher 8217 s language that may improve motivation in science particularly for students who feel threatened by stereotypes suggesting they are less likely to perform well in the s ...

Psychological Science - Mon. Mar 4