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Health care spending higher for boys than girls; rise in teen use of prescriptions and mental health services; spending on babies highest of any children’s age groupSpending on health care for children covered by employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) incr…
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Despite widespread use of a single term, Alzheimer’s disease is actually a diverse collection of diseases, symptoms and pathological changes. What’s happening in the brain often varies widely from patient to patient, and a trigger for one person may be…
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In the movie The Devil Wears Prada, the ruthless magazine editor Miranda Priestly – played by Meryl Streep – is the epitome of the nightmare boss. She consistently disregards the welfare of others to get what she wants. Now, new research suggests there…
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Kessler Foundation researchers have found that among individuals with TBI, depression and self-awareness affect subjective reports of memory, quality of life (QOL), and satisfaction with life.
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A new study, published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, investigates the extent to which the high-risk behaviors of sex and gambling affect black adolescents in primary schools.Previous studies have found an association between gambling and adolesce…
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A new study of Gulf War veterans found an association between poor sleep quality and reduced gray matter volume in the brain’s frontal lobe, which helps control important processes such as working memory and executive function. “This study emphasizes t…
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Researchers report that people with chronic insomnia show more plasticity and activity than good sleepers in the part of the brain that controls movement. “Insomnia is not a nighttime disorder,” says study leader. “It’s a 24-hour brain condition, like …
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Higher educational attainment (a proxy of intellectual enrichment) attenuates the negative impact of traumatic brain injury on cognitive status, new research indicates. Said one researcher of the results: “Although cognitive status was worse in the TBI…
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A care coordination programme for patients with Alzheimer’s and their carers resulted in improvements in psychosocial function of patients with dementia. The programme, a partnership between community and health organisations, also showed positive resu…
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A new study by Rhonda Patrick, PhD and Bruce Ames, PhD of Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) demonstrates the impact that Vitamin D may have on social behavior associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Dr. Patrick and Dr. Ames…
