Teenagers who can describe their negative emotions in precise and nuance ways are better; protect against depression than their peers who can’t. That’s the conclusion of a new study about negative emotion differentiation, or NED the ability to make fine-grain distinctions between negative emotions and apply precise labels. “Adolescents who use more granular terms such…
Cell Based Therapy; Researchers suggest a possible cell-based therapy to stimulate lung development in fragile premature infants who suffer from a rare condition called Broncho pulmonary Dysplasia (BPD); which in the most severe cases can lead to lifelong breathing problems and even death. Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center report in the American Journal…
A surprising number of students eating in university dining halls have been helping themselves to servings of tuna; well beyond the amounts recommended to avoid consuming too much mercury; a toxic heavy metal. Researchers at UC Santa Cruz surveyed students outside of campus dining halls on their tuna consumption habits and knowledge of mercury exposure…
Kidney disease causes middle-aged people to be as susceptible to falling as older adults; say researchers from Ball State University. “Epidemiology of falls and fall-related injuries among middle-aged adults with kidney disease” recently publish by the journal International Urology and Nephrology, found that people with chronic kidney disease (CKD); were at increase risk of falls…
The researches find that the Biomarkers of DNA methylation, which regulate gene expression, can be a predictor of breast cancer risk, according to a study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Therefore Vanderbilt’s Jirong Long, Ph.D., associate professor of Medicine; Division of Epidemiology; and colleagues conducted a methylation-wide association (MeWAS) study of data…
The researches find that the detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of scientists at the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside. But It comes as clinicians warn of a “ticking time bomb” of alcohol-related and obesity-related liver diseases. Liver disease, which is notoriously asymptomatic; has become…
Hormone Level; A British man is among the first in the world to trial a new male contraceptive gel. James Owers, and his girlfriend Diana Bardsley, from Edinburgh have volunteered to take part in the study; which is being led in the UK by Saint Mary’s Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and…
Scientists have developed a system that allows them to study cells that line the walls of blood vessels, called endothelial cells. Because he endothelium is the thin layer of cells that line the interior surface of blood vessels; therefore forming an interface between circulating blood in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall.…
In-spite similar rates of infertility among all socioeconomic groups, white women, women with higher education levels; and women with higher incomes are at least twice as likely to seek treatment as other groups of women, new research suggests. Nearly 12.5 % of women or about 1 in 8 in a Michigan Medicine study report; experiencing…
Lead Is Dangerous; Everything is a toxin, or has the potential to be, in the field of toxicology. In the 1500s, Swiss physician Paracelsus, the father of toxicology, coined his famous dictum: What is there that is not poison? All things are poison and nothing is without poison. Solely the dose determines that a thing…
Children expose to opioids in the womb may have heightened risks of long-term mental and physical health issues; a new study suggests. The findings, publish in JAMA Network Open, dovetail with an opioid epidemic; that has taken a widespread toll in the United States The immediate risks have been known: Babies can be born addict…
The researches find that the The anesthetic agent ketamine has a fast-acting antidepressant effect, but that doesn’t improve the response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe depression, according to a study in the September issue of The Journal of ECT, official journal of the International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation. The journal is published by…