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1/17/2013
Obese Kids May Face Immediate Health Woes, Study Finds
Posted 12:00 PM 1/17/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children -- already known to be at higher risk for heart disease and other ills in adulthood -- may also experience more immediate problems, including asthma, learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a new (More)
Cases of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds
1/16/2013
Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players
Posted 2:00 PM 1/16/2013 by By Carina Storrs
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Former NFL players who had concussions during their career could be more likely to experience depression later in life, and athletes who racked up a lot of these head injuries could be at even higher risk, two new studies contend.
The findings are (More)
Autism Researchers Surprised by Impaired Brain Connections
1/15/2013
For Some Children, Autism Symptoms May Fade With Age
Posted 5:00 PM 1/15/2013 by By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Some children who are diagnosed with autism at an early age will ultimately shed all signs and symptoms of the disorder as they enter adolescence or young adulthood, a new analysis contends.
Whether that happens because of aggressive interventions or (More)
Got Nobel? Milk-Guzzling Countries Win More of the Esteemed Prizes
1/14/2013
Researchers Link 25 New Gene Variants to Autism
Posted 3:00 PM 1/14/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty-five newly identified gene variants have been linked to an increased risk for autism, according to a new study.
Many of these variants may prove valuable in predicting the risk of autism in children and, if so, could become part of a clinical test (More)
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Parkinson's Patients May Suffer Some Symptoms in Silence
Pot Use-Low IQ Link Challenged in Study
U.S. Launches Extensive Alzheimer's Studies
1/11/2013
Humans and Birds May Have Music in Common
Posted 12:00 PM 1/11/2013 by Alan Mozes
FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Goo-goo over Gaga? Rhapsodic over Rachmaninoff? As most will attest, music has a powerful way of pushing emotional buttons. And now, new research suggests that many of the neural dynamics that control human reaction to song may be shared by another emitter of (More)
Bullying Harms Kids With Autism, Parents Say
Research Reveals Which Learning Methods Get an 'A'
More Focused Radiation Treatment May Work Better Against Brain Tumors
1/10/2013
NFL's Seau Had Brain Trauma at Time of Suicide, Report Finds
Posted 12:00 PM 1/10/2013 by By Margaret Steele
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- When former National Football League star linebacker Junior Seau killed himself last year, he had a catastrophic brain disorder probably brought on by repeated hits to the head, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has concluded.
The NIH scientists (More)
Texts, Other Distractions Tied to Errors at Work
Boredom at Work Can Spur Creativity, Studies Find
1/8/2013
Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain
Posted 3:00 PM 1/8/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A lifetime of speaking two languages may help keep older people's brains sharper, researchers report.
The new study included healthy seniors, aged 60 to 68, who had spoken two languages (bilingual) or just one language (monolingual) since childhood. (More)...
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