A study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrated that drug addicted individuals who have a certain genetic makeup have lower gray matter density - and therefore fewer neurons - in areas of the brain that are essential for decision-making, self-control, and learning and memory…
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Women are more psychologically distressed when receiving emails or phone calls about work while they are at home than men are, researchers from the University of Toronto wrote in Journal of Health and Social Behavior. The results of their findings surprised some people who thought women would welcome the flexibility between home and work duties [...]
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Research continues to show that the controversial abortion drug mifepristone might have another use, as a therapeutic option besides hysterectomy for women who suffer from severe symptoms associated with uterine fibroids…
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In a new study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, University at Buffalo researcher Michael A. Stefanone, PhD, and colleagues found that females who base their self worth on their appearance tend to share more photos online and maintain larger networks on online social networking sites…
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For some women who have had breast cancer, the impact on their sex life can be just as devastating as other more obvious treatment related symptoms, such as hair loss. Reduced interest in sex among women is a familiar issue for the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust’s (SLaM) Psychosexual and Relationship Service…
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Screening every woman who comes to a health care centre does increase the number who acknowledge they have been abused by their partners, a new study confirms. The study, led by Patricia O’Campo, director of the Centre for Inner City Research at St…
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The new data, from Israel, where a mandatory medical screening program has been in place since 1997, show that the incidence of sudden death or cardiac arrest did not decline with the introduction of the preparticipation screening protocol, report investigators. Heartwire
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There are 59 million Americans over the age 18 who have been told at one point that they have hypertension, new data from the 2008 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey suggest. Heartwire
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In a meta-analysis, adhering to the Mediterranean diet had favorable effects on individual components of metabolic syndrome, including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels, blood pressure, and glucose metabolism, report investigators. Heartwire
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A new study suggests there is an inverse link between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and incident dementia. Medscape Medical News
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