HEALTH NEWS
16 May 2012
Brain circuitry different for anorexia and obesity
New research shows that the reward circuits in the brain are sensitized in anorexic women and desensitized in obese women...
14 May 2012
Brain structure alters with cocaine use
Chronic exposure to cocaine reduces the expression of a protein known to regulate brain plasticity, which in turn triggers structural changes in the brain...
9 May 2012
Why underweight babies are programmed for obesity
Underweight infants are prone to obesity and researchers now believe they understand why this happens...
7 May 2012
IVF risks quantified
A new study has quantified the risk of major birth defects associated with different types of assisted reproductive technology...
3 May 2012
Beta-carotene warning
Researchers say there could be health hazards associated with consuming too much beta-carotene...
30 April 2012
Formula-feeding impacting infant immune systems
Compared to breast-fed babies, researchers have found significant differences in the gut flora of formula-fed babies, leading to changes in the infant's expression of genes involved in the immune system...
27 April 2012
G-spot real, suggests anatomical evidence
The existence of the g-spot has been a hotly debated topic since the eponymous Dr Grafenberg claimed he had identified a small mass of erectile tissue around the female urethra...
24 April 2012
Marital Catch-22 for college women
As women pursue more education, it only gets harder for them to find partners as they become more educated and earn higher salaries...
18 April 2012
Male risk-taking unconstrained around babies
New research has found that unlike women, men don’t curb certain risk-taking behaviors when a baby is present...
17 April 2012
Wife's breast cancer can harm a man's health
Caring for a partner with breast cancer can have a negative effect on a man's health, even years after the diagnosis and treatment...
11 April 2012
DIY web-based autism diagnosis available
Harvard Medical School researchers have put together a highly accurate DIY autism diagnosis website that could significantly reduce the complexity and time of the diagnostic process...
10 April 2012
Study debunks notion that urine is sterile
While urine cultures have been the gold standard to identify UTIs in the past, a new study shows that the adult female bladder contains forms of bacteria that are not identified by culture techniques...
5 April 2012
Anorexia successfully treated with antipsychotic drug
University of Chicago researchers say treating anorexia nervosa with low doses of a commonly used antipsychotic drug "consistently worked..."
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