Pica: Unearthing a hidden dietary behavior
Though it was identified as a disorder as early as the 14th century, pica, or the eating of non-food items, has for years believed to be all but non-existent in a few corners of...
New insight into coeliac disease
For the first time, scientists have visualised an interaction between gluten and T-cells of the immune system, providing insight into how coeliac disease, which affects approximately one in 133 people, is triggered.
Published in Immunity,...
Reducing unintended pregnancies in teen girls
Adolescent girls participating in a sexual risk reduction (SRR) intervention study were more likely to practice abstinence and, if sexually active, showed substantial decreases in unprotected sex, number of partners, and unintended pregnancies, reports...
Inhaled anesthesia affects children’s brains
Stony Brook University School of Medicine researchers have found that children's brains are more affected by an inhaled anesthetic than an intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate. Lactate increases brain activation and...
Inhaled anesthesia affects children's brains
Stony Brook University School of Medicine researchers have found that children's brains are more affected by an inhaled anesthetic than an intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate. Lactate increases brain activation and...
Young women less likely to reach juvenile detention
Young women aged 10-17 were one-fifth as likely as young men to be in juvenile detention in 2010-11, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report,...
Child’s home address helps predict risk of hospital readmission
Simply knowing a child’s home address and some socioeconomic data can serve as a vital sign – helping hospitals predict which children admitted for asthma treatment are at greater risk for re-hospitalization or additional...
Rise in maternal sepsis-related mortality
A study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2012 annual meeting reports that severity and death rates are increasing in pregnant and postpartum women with sepsis. More than 30 percent of mothers who develop sepsis will...
Poorer parents not encouraging high school completion
Parents from poorer backgrounds are less likely to encourage their kids to finish high school, according to a new analysis from the University of Melbourne.
About six in 10 children from low socio-economic households in...
Can a healthy diet treat depression?
A world-first trial to test if a healthy diet can improve the mental health of people with depression is being conducted by Deakin University researchers.
With depression predicted to become the second-most common cause of...
