Eating Disorders :: Doctors need to treat rising eating disorders well
It seems that doctors are failing to spot early eating disorders and are failing to follow guidelines as to how they should be treated.
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Psychology :: Involvement of nonresident fathers may protect low-income teens from delinquency
Many American children live without their biological fathers. A substantial proportion of fathers who live apart from their children have lost touch with them and therefore don’t provide consistent parenting.
Sleep :: Children who sleep less more likely to be overweight
Children who sleep less are at greater risk of being overweight, according to the first nationally representative, longitudinal investigation of the relationship between sleep, Body Mass Index and overweight status in children 3 to 18. “Even an hour of sleep makes a big difference,” said Northwestern University researcher Emily Snell. “An additional hour a night reduced young children?s chance of being overweight from 36 percent to 30 percent.”
Cancer :: Brown cancer biologists identify major player in cell growth
When cells go about the business of dividing, they can get sidelined. Maybe there aren’t enough nutrients. Maybe there aren’t the right signals to resume multiplying. Either way, cells go quiet.
Diabetes :: Interfering with vagal nerve activity prevents diabetes and hypertension
nterrupting nerve signals to the liver can prevent diabetes and hypertension in mice, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The finding is reported in the February issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.
Skin :: Human skin harbors completely unknown bacteria
It appears that the skin, the largest organ in our body, is a kind of zoo and some of the inhabitants are quite novel, according to a new study.
Psychology :: Low birth weight and childhood abuse linked to psychological problems later in life
A recent study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) finds children born with low birth weight (LBW) who suffered child abuse are substantially more likely to develop psychological problems such as depression and social dysfunction in adolescence and adulthood.
Depression :: Symptoms of depression linked to early stages of artery disease
Depressive symptoms — especially physical signs, such as fatigue and loss of appetite — may be associated with thickening arteries, which may reflect an early sign of coronary artery disease, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Heart Disease :: Mentally ill have increased risk of death from heart disease
A large British study indicates that individuals with severe mental illnesses are significantly more likely to die from coronary heart disease and stroke, but not cancer, than those without mental illnesses, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
HIV :: Few HIV-positive parents make formal custody plans for their children
Few unmarried parents who are HIV-positive have made legally documented arrangements for who would care for their children if the parents die, according to a survey by the RAND Corporation issued today.