Alcohol's damaging effects on adolescent brain function
...such as "blackouts," are particularly common among young drinkers and may be at least in part due to disrupted neural plasticity in the hippocampus, which is centrally involved in the formation of autobiographical memories. The symposium concluded that many serious adult mental disorders have their onse...Age should not be a factor in determining heart transplantation eligibility, researchers say
...l help others see how they can save more patients, young and old."...Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member is funded to develop an interactive computer system
...deo vignettes aimed at reducing HIV sexual risk in young urban women. NEWARK, N.J. The National Library o... the state of the science and the wisdom shared by young women and men in focus groups held throughout Newark and Jersey City. CIMIC will program and develop...Dialogue & personal example work best for parents in drug talks with teens
...heir children about drugs or other issues faced by young people, the researchers note. Parents can significantly boost their credibility in drug talks with teens by offering personal examples, their own testimonials being the best. Miller-Day says, "In our study, parents often provided accounts of how the...Nonhuman primate males more susceptible to age-related cognitive decline than females
...e study, the researchers observed a large group of young and elderly nonhuman primates performing tasks tha...ify the disk appearing in a new location. "We saw young adult male nonhuman primates outperform females, a finding consistent with human data that shows men...Trial reveals safer and simpler approach to treating children with cystic fibrosis
Treating chest infections in young cystic fibrosis patients with an antibiotic once instead of three times daily is as effective and less toxic, conclude the results of a randomised trial published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Aminoglycoside antibiotics are widely used for the ...Campus can be effective site for anti-smoking efforts
...w restrictions. Among adults in the United States, young people age 18 to 24 have the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking -- 28.5 percent versus 22.5 percent for all adults. "There is evidence that the tobacco industry is targeting this age group ," Murphy-Hoefer says. Tobacco advertisers aim at studen...Bone density returns when teens stop using Depo Provera, Group Health study finds
...igator. "This information can be useful in helping young women balance the need to avoid unintended pregnan...overa users' bone loss appears to be reversed once young women stop taking the contraceptive. The findings come less than three months after a decision by th...Parents have complex opinions about notification laws for minors' access to contraception
...icle. Although health care professionals encourage young people to include their parents in such decision making, many organizations feel legal barriers should not obstruct treatment, when considering potential health risks if patients are unable to obtain reproductive services. Marla E. Eisenberg, Sc.D., ...Parents comfortable with vaccination for sexually transmitted infections for adolescent children
...use an ideal STI immunization program would target young adolescents and preadolescents before they become sexually active, much of the decision-making burden would be placed on parents. It has been suggested that pediatricians may be reluctant to recommend STI vaccination in anticipation of negative paren...Emergency department study supports giving dehydrated children fluids by mouth
... equally effective as giving intravenous fluids to young children dehydrated by common stomach and intestin...uses stomach pain, diarrhea, fever and vomiting in young children, especially during the winter months. The loss of fluids may cause a potentially dangerous ...Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
...old says. Children who develop kidney failure at a young age have difficulty gaining height and weight and,...g it hard for you to grow tall," she says. "In the young children, we provide a lot of nutritional support, hoping to ensure normal growth, but sometimes the...Why North America is not a rhythm nation
...usic of our culture," Hannon said. "We showed that young infants, who have much less experience listening t...e both familiar and foreign. Although we know that young infants perceive speech in a manner that is language-general, our findings are unique and important ...Migraine-sparked vision loss may increase stroke risk in women; Migraine
...today found that migraines contribute to stroke in young people, independent of the stroke risks presented ...atistically to make assertions regarding stroke in young adults, but it was not large enough to extend those results to all people with migraine. "The role ...Anti-depressants used during pregnancy linked to neonatal withdrawal syndrome
...f a larger set of serious problems for SSRI use in young people. From a pessimistic extreme, these reports might jointly herald the beginning of the end for the uncontested SSRI hegemony of the past decade. For now, and before others replicate or refute these findings, we should make better use of empirica...Older people get the big picture faster, and they are less inhibited
... another is reduced. That sort of inhibition helps young people find an object hidden among clutter, but it... it hard to tune into the clutter itself. When the young brain sees big, high-contrast bars, it effectively tunes out because there is no object hidden in th...University of Washington joins new Autism Treatment Network to provide better medical services
...t will be used to create a fellowship for training young physicians to go out into the community and treat autism. The Fades, who have a family member with autism, made a $5 million donation in 2000 to help found the UW Autism Center. Autism is the most common developmental disability in the United State...Canadian neurologist wins highest award as American Stroke Association honors five
...s recognize noteworthy research accomplishments by young investigators: Hong Li, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, is receiving the Mordecai Y.T. Globus New Investigator Award in Stroke, which is supported by the University of Miami. His winning research report, Abstract 21 titled "Gender Diff...Inflammatory cells highly promising target in NF 1
..., a rare form of the disease occurs in infants and young children, with tumors growing on major nerves, such as the sciatic nerve that connects the spinal cord with the leg and foot muscles. The tumors can interfere with the function of the brain and other organs, or prevent patients from walking. "Those a......obacco products. Multiplying this by the 7.5 years young baby boomers typically have smoked shows that the ...hat the participants in this study were relatively young adults, with the oldest being 40 years old when the study concluded. That suggests the wealth gap co...