Researchers have discovered a link between high levels of testosterone in babies still in the womb and autistic traits in children. Babies exposed to high levels of the sex hormone testosterone in the womb appear to be ...
New studies on teen suicides have prompted mental health authorities to review the benefits and/or harm that can accompany regulatory warnings and demands.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness suggests the rise in child and teen suicide ...
Significant sexual problems often are an unexpected -- and unwelcome -- side effect of the treatment of early-stage cervical and endometrial cancer for many women following hysterectomy.
Unfortunately sexual side-effects have traditionally been glossed over as concerns regarding ...
Tamoxifen, best known as a treatment for breast cancer, dramatically reduces symptoms of the manic phase of bipolar disorder. The medication was also found to be faster-acting than many standard medications for the mental illness.
Researchers at the National ...
Family history and environmental behaviors heighten the risk of cardiovascular disease.
A new study discovers women are less likely to change high risk behaviors such as smoking, or not getting enough exercise, even if they have ...
A new study discovers that a Mediterranean diet may help people with Alzheimer's disease live longer than patients who eat a more traditional Western diet.
The study follows an investigation that determined healthy people who eat a ...
Provocative research suggests a common health food supplement may help restrain pathological gambling addictions.
In the study, the common amino acid N-acetyl cysteine, appears to have an impact on the chemical glutamate – often associated with ...
Research published over the weekend shows that brains of liberals and conservatives may be constructed and work differently.
In a study likely to raise the hackles of some conservatives, scientists at New York University and the University of ...
Food cravings during pregnancy are not uncommon and may even be the norm. Yet, pregnancy may open a window of vulnerability for developing binge eating disorder, especially for women from lower socio-economic situations, say researchers.
In a long-term ...
A new study suggests postmenopausal women consuming two or more alcoholic beverages a day may double their risk of endometrial cancer.
“This is the first prospective study to report a significant association between alcohol and endometrial cancer,” says ...
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