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Published Social-media break has huge impact on young women's body image, study finds (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
There's a large and growing body of evidence pointing to potentially negative impacts of social media on mental health, from its addictive nature to disruptions in sleep patterns to effects on body image. Now, a new study has found that young women who took a social media break for as little as one week had a significant boost in self-esteem and body image -- particularly those most vulnerable to thin-ideal internalization.
Published Researchers identify causal genetic variant linked to common childhood obesity (via sciencedaily.com)
Researchers have identified a causal genetic variant strongly associated with childhood obesity. The study provides new insight into the importance of the hypothalamus of the brain and its role in common childhood obesity and the target gene may serve as a druggable target for future therapeutic interventions.
Published Women are 40% more likely to experience depression during the perimenopause (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Women are 40% more likely to experience depression in the perimenopause than those who aren't experiencing any menopausal symptoms, finds a new study.
Published Student links worm behavior to brain disease (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
An undergraduate student turns her honor's thesis into a peer-reviewed publication on schizophrenia research.
Published Loneliness grows as we age (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it's higher in younger and older adulthood, and lowest during middle adulthood, reports a new study that examined nine longitudinal studies from around the world. The study also identified several risk factors for heightened loneliness across the whole lifespan, including social isolation, education and physical impairment.
Published Researchers target neurogenesis in new approach to treat Parkinson's disease (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Researchers have found a way to better control the preclinical generation of key neurons depleted in Parkinson's disease, pointing toward a new approach for a disease with no cure and few effective treatments.
Published Microarray patches safe and effective for vaccinating children, trial suggests (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
The first study of the use of microarray patches to vaccinate children has shown that the method is safe and induces strong immune responses. The phase 1/2 randomized trial compared results from the measles and rubella vaccine delivered by a microarray patch, a small sticking plaster-like device with an array of microscopic projections that painlessly penetrate the skin and deliver the vaccine, or by conventional injection with a needle and syringe.
Published Study finds school entry requirements linked to increased HPV vaccination rates (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A new study shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations.
Published One in eight grown-ups love extreme tartness (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
For most people, biting into a lemon would leave them puckered up and desperate to lose that sour flavor, but a new study revealed that roughly one in eight adults like intensely sour sensations. The cross-cultural study demonstrated there is a subset of 'sour likers' who enjoy exceptionally sour foods.
Published Experimental type 1 diabetes drug shelters pancreas cells from immune system attack (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Scientists say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the animals' lifespan.
Published Intervention based on science of reading, math boosts comprehension, word problem-solving skills (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, which improved the students' math world problem-solving skills.
Published The aspirin conundrum: Navigating negative results, age, aging dynamics and equity (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A new study examining the role of aspirin in breast cancer treatment reveals critical issues related to health equity and aging that have broad implications for cancer and other disease intervention trials, say researchers.
Published AI algorithms can determine how well newborns nurse, study shows (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows. Specifically, the researchers measured if babies are generating enough suckling strength to breastfeed and whether they are suckling in a regular pattern based on eight independent parameters.
Published Cardio-fitness cuts death and disease by nearly 20% (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Groundbreaking new research finds that an increased cardio fitness level will reduce your risk of death from any cause by nearly 20%.
Published Blood samples enhance B-cell lymphoma diagnostics and prognosis (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A recently completed study indicates that circulatory protein levels can provide important information for increasingly accurate diagnoses and personalised care in patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma. Researchers identified a specific protein profile linked to more severe disease.
Published Fixin' to be flexitarian: Scrap fish and invasive species can liven up vegetables (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to 'boring' vegetables. A gastrophysicist puts mathematical equations to work in calculating the umami potential of everything from seaweed and shrimp paste to mussels and mackerel.
Published Breakthrough in brown fat research: Researchers have found brown fat's 'off-switch' (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Researchers have found a protein that is responsible for turning off brown fat activity. This new discovery could lead to a promising strategy for safely activating brown fat and tackling obesity and related health problems.
Published Breast cancer rates rising among Canadian women in their 20s, 30s and 40s (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in Canada according to a study which showed an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among females in their twenties, thirties, and forties.
Published Blood test finds knee osteoarthritis up to eight years before it appears on x-rays (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before tell-tale signs of the disease appeared on x-rays.
Published How geography acts as a structural determinant of health (via sciencedaily.com) Original source
In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the healthcare system, showing that geography acts as a structural determinant of health for low-income populations.