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Certain Behavioral Traits And Feeding Practices May Increase Risk For Weight Gain In Children
It's important for parents to use the right approach when trying to combat childhood obesity. Restrictive feeding practices, or forbidding certain foods, may not always be the best solution. A...
Americans Remain Divided On Government Involvement In Health Insurance, Survey Shows
Researchers have found that support for government-sponsored health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same regardless of how the plan is described or how involved the government...
Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy at risk for cognitive problems
ST. PAUL, Minn. ?Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according to a study...
A Real Eye-opener: Researchers Uncover Which Gender Is Losing Sleep
Despite the strides in gender equality at work and at home, sociologists reveal the social factors that are causing multitasking women to lose sleep.
Doctors' Opinions Not Always Welcome In Life Support Decisions
Some caregivers of critical care patients prefer doctors to keep their opinions on life support decisions to themselves, according to new research that challenges long-held beliefs in the critical care...
Traffic jam in brain causes schizophrenia symptoms
Schizophrenia waits silently until a seemingly normal child becomes a teenager or young adult. Then it swoops down and derails a young life.
Research examines organization of militaries and its effects on society
New research out of the University of Cincinnati is a rare examination of the social impact of armed conflict and militarization. Steve Carlton-Ford, a UC associate professor of sociology, presented...
Study opposes Tamiflu for children
OXFORD, England, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Children with mild cases of swine flu should not be given Tamiflu, British researchers said in calling on the government to reconsider its...
Urine samples could be used to predict responses to drugs, say researchers
Researchers may be able to predict how people will respond to particular drugs by analysing their urine samples, suggest scientists behind a new study published today in the journal Proceedings...
Research examines stereotypes of immigrants to the United States
Latin Americans - the largest and fastest-growing immigrant population in the U.S. - are viewed most negatively by Ohioans in a survey comparison of stereotypes of immigrants from Europe, Asia,...
What makes an accent in a foreign language lighter
The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at...
Temp Work Strains Employee Mental Health, Study Finds
Workers hired for temporary, contract, casual or fixed-term positions are at risk for increased mental health problems, according to new research.
Chinese Acupuncture Affects Brain's Ability To Regulate Pain, UM Study Shows
Acupuncture has been used for over two millennia in East-Asian medicine to treat pain. Using brain imaging, researchers have provided novel evidence that traditional Chinese acupuncture affects the brain's long-term...
Really?: The Claim: Some Dogs Look Like Their Owners
Best friends they may be, but are man and dog so entwined that they tend to take after one another in appearance?
Politics and the Brain
Are there different regions of the brain that create a liberal, moderate, or conservative way of thinking? Are these particular and other types of political ideologies learned from our parents?...
Rogers, Bell TV customers warned of fee hikes
Rogers and Bell television cable subscribers are being told they will see their monthly fees hiked by 1.5 per cent beginning September.
Doped and duped
Adverse effects of widely-prescribed drugs are often overlooked because there is so little truly independent academic evidence
Research reveals how science changed methods of execution
A University of Cincinnati sociologist combed through newspaper accounts of 19th and 20th century Ohio executions to understand how executions became more "professional and scientific" in character. Annulla Linders, an...
Orangutans make musical instrument
The evidence is mounting that culture isn't something unique to us humans: Orangutans in Borneo have developed and passed along a way to make a useful, improvised instrument, researchers report.
Past influences partner abuse
Ethnicity and socio-economic status can double the chance of someone being a victim of partner violence, a study has found.
Video: Secret Lives of Teens Online
Social networking sites are the main communication vehicle for teens these days. As Kelly Wallace reports, many teens are coming to regret some of their online activities. Then, psychologist Jennifer...
A Dog's Life: Relationships Between Dogs, Owners Fall Into Three Categories
Some dogs are revered or pampered, with fancy clothes and loads of affection; others work for a living. An Indiana researcher reports that relationships between dogs and their owners generally...
No Bullies Here: Student Labels Of 'Bullying' Can Be Misleading
While a number of researchers have examined bullying, particularly in the wake of high-profile school shootings, these researchers largely ignore the ways that bullying is actually defined by students.
Universal Screening For Intimate Partner Violence May Provide Only Modest Benefits
New research suggests that universal intimate partner violence (IPV) screening in health-care settings does not result in significant changes in subsequent reports of IPV or quality of life.
Violence Against Mothers In Bangladesh Associated With Health Problems In Young Children
Almost half of Bangladeshi women with young children experience violence from their husbands, and their children appear to have a higher risk of recent respiratory infections and diarrhea, according to...
What You Eat Depends On With Whom You Eat
Women tend to choose foods with a lower caloric value when dining with men, but not when they dine with other women.
Prescription 'sharing' among teens widespread, dangerous
What if a teenager with acne who is taking Accutane - a drug linked to birth defects - gives some to her friend, who is pregnant but does not yet...
College students are sleep-deprived, stressed out
Stress about school and life keeps 68 percent of students awake at night - 20 percent of them at least once a week. Stress affects the quality of their sleep...