Health News

'Long-term health benefits' for LGBT youth who come out during high school

Date: Feb-11-2015
Although coming out during high school carries risks of bullying, a study suggests that LGBT teens who do so report improved life satisfaction and self-esteem as young adults.

'Smart insulin' shows promise in mice with type 1 diabetes

Date: Feb-11-2015
One injection of a type of insulin that activates itself when blood sugar is high kept blood sugar levels normal for at least 14 hours in mice with a form of type 1 diabetes.

Antibiotic use has more unwanted effects than previously thought

Date: Feb-11-2015
A new study finds that the unwanted side effects of antibiotic use are broader and more complex than previously thought, especially in the way they disrupt friendly gut bacteria.

Mortality benefits of moderate alcohol use 'may be overestimated'

Date: Feb-11-2015
Researchers say past studies are likely to have overestimated the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption through weak adjustment of confounding factors and use of poor controls.

Unemployment 'a cause of 45,000 suicides each year'

Date: Feb-11-2015
Between 2000 and 2011, global unemployment accounted for approximately 45,000 deaths by suicide every year, according to new research.

Resuscitating drowned children for over 30 minutes is 'futile'

Date: Feb-11-2015
Specific study into the outcomes of certain drownings in children given prolonged resuscitation suggests no benefit of carrying on after 30 minutes, contrary to current thinking.

Mouse study finds that serotonin deficiency does increase depression risk

Date: Feb-10-2015
Although scientists have been increasingly moving away from the theory that depression is caused by low levels of serotonin, a new study finds evidence to support this hypothesis.

Mercury exposure may be a risk factor for autoimmune diseases in women

Date: Feb-10-2015
Mercury exposure - even at levels considered safe - may raise the risk of autoimmune diseases in women of reproductive age, according to new research.

Asthma development prevented with psychedelic drug in mouse study

Date: Feb-10-2015
Researchers claim that their findings represent a “significant breakthrough” in the study of serotonin, psychiatric drugs and asthma.

Cooking unlocks calories in fat-rich foods

Date: Feb-10-2015
Humans crave fatty foods because they are calorie-dense - a survival advantage inherited from early man. Now, a new study shows cooking unlocks calories in fat-rich foods.