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Living Close To A Bar Increases Chance Of Risky Drinking
Date: Nov-07-2012People who live close to an on-site alcohol outlet, such as a bar, are more likely to engage in risky alcohol behavior, while people who live further away have a lower chance of dangerous drinking. The finding was published in the journal Addiction and came from a Finnish study which examined whether how far a person lives from an alcohol outlet has an impact on risky drinking behavior...
Early Intervention For Autism Shows Major Brain Changes
Date: Nov-07-2012Children who have ASD (autism spectrum disorders) benefit greatly from early intervention, showing better brain function as well as advances in their abilities to communicate and behave like other children, according to a new study conducted by Yale School of Medicine Researchers and published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Fred Volkmar, M.D., Kevin A...
A More Prominent Role Being Played By Grandfathers In Europe
Date: Nov-07-2012Europeans spend much time with their grandchildren. And past 70, the grandfather takes the lead. Norwegian sociologist Knud Knudsen sets great store by his grandchildren. In that respect, he is typical of the grandparents in Europe who are the subjects of his recent research. "Europeans with grandchildren generally opt to spend a good deal of time with them," says 67-year-old Knudsen, who is professor of sociology at the University of Stavanger (UiS). "And grandfathers appear to be more involved than before," he adds...
Testosterone Levels In Fetal Development Influence Later Response To Reward
Date: Nov-07-2012New findings led by Dr. Michael Lombardo, Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues at the University of Cambridge indicate that testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity of brain regions related to reward processing and affect an individual's susceptibility to engage in behavior, that in extremes, are related to several neuropsychiatric conditions that asymmetrically affect one sex more than the other...
Liver Fibrosis Prevented By Inhibition Of Enzyme NOX4
Date: Nov-07-2012Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have led a study published in PLoS One showing that the inhibition of a family member of NADPH oxidase enzyme, NOX4, plays an important role in liver fibrosis. The researchers studied the function of a cytokine called transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) in the pathophysiology of the liver, which is one of the main research lines of the Biological Clues of the Invasive and Metastatic Phenotype research group at the IDIBELL, leaded by Isabel Fabregat...
Designing A Universal Platform For Delivering Highly Potent DNA Vaccines
Date: Nov-07-2012New and increasingly sophisticated vaccines are taking aim at a broad range of disease-causing pathogens, targeting them with greater effectiveness at lower cost and with improved measures to ensure safety...
Patients With Stroke And Hypertension May Not Benefit From Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Date: Nov-07-2012Home blood pressure monitoring may help patients with hypertension and stroke but did not improve blood pressure control for patients who had normal blood pressure at the start or those with disabilities, according to a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "Overall, home monitoring did not improve blood pressure control in an unselected group of patients with hypertension and a history of stroke...
Growing Social Inequality In Older Ages Highlighted By Heart Disease Map Of England
Date: Nov-07-2012A study estimating the death rate from heart and circulatory disease in each electoral ward in England has found that despite considerable improvements since the 1980s, the difference between the wealthiest and poorest communities has widened for people over 65. Mortality from heart and circulatory disease - the leading cause of death in the UK - declined in most places between 1982 and 2006, but for men and women aged 65 or older, the decline was smaller in the most deprived communities, resulting in a wider gap between rich and poor...
Huge Economic Burden For Heart Attack Survivors, Their Employers
Date: Nov-07-2012The economic impact of a heart attack and other forms of acute coronary syndrome goes beyond the hospital to the home and workplace, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012. Men and women with acute coronary syndrome face additional economic burdens in lost time and income from work and possible inability to return to work, researchers said. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is an umbrella term for situations in which blood supplied to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked. It includes heart attack and angina or chest pain...
Increased Risk Of Heart Attack For Recreational Cocaine Users
Date: Nov-07-2012People who regularly use cocaine socially have stiffer arteries, higher blood pressure and thicker heart wall muscle than non-users, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012. Australian researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the effects of cocaine in 20 otherwise healthy adults who chronically used the illegal substance...
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