Health
Autistic Children have Lower Sleep Quality Than Their Peers Up to Their Teenage Years
Children with autistic spectrum disorders have poorer sleep quality than their peers right up to their teens, reveals research conducted by an international team including researchers from Bristol. The findings, published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, show total sleep duration is shorter and punctuated by more frequent waking at night and this [...]
Celebrities Out to Support the Lupus Foundation of America Walk to End Lupus Now
Celebrities turned out to support the Lupus Foundation of America’s Walk to End Lupus Now™ this weekend in Los Angeles, to raise money towards research and education programs, increase awareness of the devastating autoimmune disease, and rally public support for those who suffer from its brutal impact. Comedian Joy Koy, who was the master of [...]
Narratives About Treatment Processes And Experiences Inform Patients Without Persuading
Individuals often turn to others for advice when making choices. Perhaps, it seems fitting then, that individuals would seek out others when they are faced with important health decisions. Yet, health communicators have debated whether stories should be included in patient decision-aids (which are informational materials designed to help patients make educated choices about their [...]
Szechuan Pepper Tingling Research
The science behind the tingling sensation caused by eating a popular Asian spice has been explained by researchers at UCL. The study, which is published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, helps shed light on the complex interactions between the senses of taste and touch, and could lead to a greater understanding [...]
More Than One in Five Missouri Households with Children are Now Food Insecure
The 2013 Missouri Hunger Atlas, issued by the University of Missouri’s Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, shows that more than one in five Missouri households with children are food insecure, meaning they worry about not having enough food. One author of the Hunger Atlas said that patterns in Missouri reflect what is happening at the [...]
Staying Healthy During Pregnancy Can Help Keep Lead Levels Low
New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that mothers who drank alcohol and coffee, smoked and had a coal fire in their home during pregnancy were likely to have higher levels of lead in their blood than women who didn’t. Dietary calcium and iron seemed to have [...]
Migraine May have Long Lasting Effects on the Structure of the Brain
Migraine may have long-lasting effects on the brain’s structure, according to a study published in the August 28, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Traditionally, migraine has been considered a benign disorder without long-term consequences for the brain,” said study author Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, with the [...]
Study Claims Lesbian And Gay Young People More Likely to Smoke And Drink Alcohol
Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are twice as likely to have smoked than their heterosexual peers, according to new research published in BMJ Open. Lesbian and gay young people were also more likely to drink alcohol frequently and more hazardously. The interdisciplinary research team comprised researchers from five UK Universities (UCL, [...]
Scientists Develop New Way to Detect Threatening Nanoparticles in Food
Over the last few years, the use of nanomaterials for water treatment, food packaging, pesticides, cosmetics and other industries has increased. For example, farmers have used silver nanoparticles as a pesticide because of their capability to suppress the growth of harmful organisms. However, a growing concern is that these particles could pose a potential health [...]
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