July 31st, 2006
Researchers searching for a genetic basis for autism have learned that different genes may be responsible for causing autism in boys than in girls. Additionally, other genes may play a role in the early onset form of the developmental disorder and in ...
July 31st, 2006
One of the saddest observations of 21st century mankind is the fact that worldwide, 30 percent of all children under the age of five are stunted. Stunted, a term applied to growth retardation results from maternal and child malnutrition and is associated ...
July 31st, 2006
Researchers from a new department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the "Center for Spirituality and the Mind,” are investigating the benefit of meditation on early dementia. The study seeks to give insights over whether or not stress-reducing techniques and ...
July 28th, 2006
Motion and door sensors placed in elders' homes can help track activity patterns thought to relate to memory changes that are early signs of dementia. As dementia is often of gradual onset, the new system allows improved and timely determination of disease ...
July 28th, 2006
In the first study to be based on objective measurements, rather than subject-recall---that is relying on an individual’s memory of their activity level---scientists have found that the more television people say they watched the less active they were.
A study of low-income ...
July 28th, 2006
New research has found exposure to violent video games can desensitize individuals to real-life violence. According to the investigators, this is first documented finding that video-games can alter physiological responses typically aroused by real violence.
Past research revealed that exposure to violent ...
July 28th, 2006
Researchers from the University of California at Irvine have discovered a drug made to enhance memory appears to trigger a natural mechanism in the brain that fully reverses age-related memory loss, even after the drug itself has left the body.
Studies performed ...
July 28th, 2006
Now that the Andrea Yates retrial is over, researchers are focusing attention on the environmental situations that contribute to such a heinous act. Researchers say imprisonment is not the answer, rather early education on the challenges of parenting and a more proactive ...
July 28th, 2006
A new study finds a mother’s response to her baby’s distress, especially in the first year, is more important for developing the baby’s attachment security than providing positive feedback when the baby is happy and content. Attachment security to caregivers is believed ...
July 27th, 2006
Alcoholism is believed to be influenced by a combination of behavioral, environmental and genetic factors. Although genes may contribute between 50-60 percent toward the heritability of alcoholism, researchers were unsure how this occurs. As part of an ongoing research study, ...
