Orthodontic treatment may not help psychological health
A major 20-year study by psychologists and dentists has cast doubt on the assumption that orthodontic treatment improves psychological well-being.
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Tai Chi :: Tai chi to fight degenerative nerve disease
Peripheral neuropathy is a degenerative nerve disease with no cure and few effective treatment options ? until now. Li Li, professor of kinesiology at LSU, is conducting a study into the benefits of tai chi for elderly peripheral neuropathy patients.
Polio :: Billions of dollars saved in U.S. by polio vaccination
A new study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds that polio vaccination in the United States has resulted in a net savings of over $180 billion.
Addiction :: Breakthrough in the treatment of heroin addiction
University of Adelaide researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of heroin addiction which could improve treatment success rates for millions of heroin users around the world.
Pregnancy :: Most pregnant women not taking adequate folic acid supplements
A University of Adelaide study has found that most pregnant women are failing to take adequate folic acid supplements, leaving their unborn child at risk of brain abnormalities and spinal cord defects such as spina bifida.
Technology :: New Technique for Identifying Explosives in Luggage
IOP Publishing is pleased to announce the online publication of ?14N nuclear quadrupole resonance of p-nitrotoluene using a high-Tc rf SQUID? in the widely respected Superconductor Science and Technology. The paper describes how radio waves can be used to identify specific explosives, such as TNT. This new method could be used in the future at airports to screen luggage.
Health Care :: Health Care Trend Moving Focus on Healing, Not Sickness
In years to come, hospitals and other health-care facilities will look more like hotels or resorts and less like the institutional, often inconveniently designed buildings many think of today, says a Purdue University expert.
Children :: Intellectually Stimulated Children Less Likely to Get Spanked
Children who get high levels of intellectual stimulation at home, such as books and educational games, had parents who rarely used physical punishment, a new University of Michigan study indicates.
Heart Disease :: Existing research supports metabolic syndrome link to cardiovascular heart disease
For years cardiologists and other specialists have disagreed over the condition known as metabolic syndrome, a complex confluence of factors such as abdominal obesity, low HDL, or “good” cholesterol and hypertension.
Education :: Cincinnati partnership awarded $340,000 to inspire future math teachers
As part of a $3.5 million initiative by the Ohio Board of Regents to develop 10 regional academies, the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Miami University, Cincinnati Public Schools and the Princeton City Schools form a partnership to recruit high school students into becoming future math teachers.