Marijuana and Vulnerability to Psychosis
Going from an occasional user of marijuana to a weekly or daily user increases an adolescent’s risk of having recurrent psychotic-like experiences by 159%, according to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The study also reports effects of…
Steroids May Do More Harm Than Good in Some Cases of Severe Asthma
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC have uncovered the molecular mechanism underlying corticosteroid resistance in severe asthma. The new findings have important clinical implications, suggesting that corticosteroids, the main treatment for asthma, may worsen the disease in this…
Late Teen Years Are Key Period in Bone Growth
CHOP Researchers: Gains in Bone Mineral Continue After Height Growth; Period Offers Window for Health Interventions
Teenage Weight Gain Linked to Increased Stroke Risk as an Adult
Kids who become overweight during their teenage years may be more likely to develop a stroke decades later than kids who did not become overweight during those years, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American…
Worldwide health authorities urged to rethink vitamin D guidelines following revolutionary study
Worldwide health authorities are being urged to rethink official guidance around vitamin D following the publication of a ground breaking study from the University of Surrey, which dispels the myth that vitamin D2 and D3 have the same nutritional value.
Study shows childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk for later adult addiction
These findings emphasize the need for early detection and intervention
A study shows that people finds sport less strenuous if they believe it’s doing them good
No pain, no gain? “Sport is too much like hard work.” For many, that is reason enough to pass when it comes to exercise. But does sport really have to make you break into a sweat? Psychologist Hendrik Mothes of the Department of Sport Science…
PTSD in children quickly and effectively treatable within hours
Children and adolescents with posttraumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) can be successfully treated with only a few hours of EMDR or cognitive behavioral writing therapy (CBWT). This is the finding of a new research paper by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and GGZ Rivierduinen (Trauma Center…
Male infertility could be linked to noisy bedrooms, study suggests
Could sleeping next to a noisy street put our future at risk?
Confusion over the cause of symptoms may be affecting whether or not women take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer
Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may be failing to take the preventive anti-cancer drug tamoxifen because they are confusing naturally-occurring symptoms with side effects from the medicine, according to a study of nearly 4,000 women led by Queen Mary University…
Does Religion Protect Against Suicide?
Religious participation is linked to lower suicide rates in many parts of the world, including the United States and Russia, but does not protect against the risk of suicide in sections of Europe and Asia, finds new research by a Michigan State University scholar.
Mildly Obese Fare Better After Major Heart Attack
People who survive a major heart attack often do better in the years afterward if they’re mildly obese, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists showed.