University of Sydney researchers are urging pregnant women to think twice before consuming alcohol, with a new study revealing that while almost 93 percent of Australian women agree alcohol can affect the unborn child, 16 percent do not know the effects are permanent.
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Dangers of drinking while pregnant emphasized by experts
Among Asian-Americans living in California, Laotian/Hmong-Americans have the lowest survival rates for the most common type of liver cancer, a new study by researchers with the UC Davis School of Medicine has found.
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Study finds low liver cancer survival rates among Laotian/Hmong-Americans
(PhysOrg.com) — Bacteria that produce oxygen may have evolved hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought, a new study into ancient rock formations in Western Australia suggests.
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Oxygen production may have begun 270 million years earlier
Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System.
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Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest
Simply teaching people the facts about how to protect themselves from HIV may not be enough to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa, a new study suggests.
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Education more important than knowledge in stopping spread of HIV in Africa
Interactive computer packages are effective in improving knowledge about sexual health, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers.
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Sexual health: Computer-based approaches increase knowledge
Prior research has shown that alcohol abuse and dependence are typically associated with higher rates of obesity, as evidenced by a high body mass index (BMI). Findings from a new study of the relationship between BMI and regional measures of brain structure, metabolite concentrations, and cerebral blood flow suggest that alcohol-related brain injuries may result from a complicated fusion of hazardous drinking, chronic cigarette smoking, and even elevated BMI.
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Excessive drinking may lead to poor brain health via obesity
Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child’s sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing – about weight – can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies.
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Study: Teasing about weight can affect pre-teens profoundly
The older teens get, the more likely they are to pack on pounds, and obesity rates climb sharply between adolescence and young adulthood, finds a new study from Australia.
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For obese teens, weight problems persist into young adulthood
Even into adulthood, problem children continue to give their parents heartache, and it doesn’t matter if other children in the family grow up to be successful, according to a new study of middle-aged parents.
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Parents’ mental health more likely to suffer when a grown child struggles