Health
Engaged Dads Boost IQ, Behavior In Kids
MONTREAL, Aug. 31 (UPI) — Dads engaged in raising their children — not necessarily living with them — can help make offspring smarter and better behaved, Canadian researchers say. Erin Pougnet, a doctoral candidate at Concordia University in Montreal and a member of the Centre for Research in Human Development, says the study involved 138 […]
Military Family Reunions Can Be Rocky
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Aug. 31 (UPI) — Deployed U.S. troops often want nothing more than to be back home but a reunion period can be more emotionally taxing than deployment, researchers say. Leanne Knobloch of the University of Illinois and co-author Jennifer Theiss of Rutgers University say returning service members are at greater risk of both […]
Parents Should Know Signs Of Concussion
DALLAS, Aug. 31 (UPI) — Parents should take time to review the latest guidelines about concussions before their children head for the practice fields, a U.S. physician says. Dr. Robert Dimeff, director of family sports medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, advises parents to look over the athletic equipment to […]
Exercise Works As Second Depression Drug
DALLAS, Aug. 31 (UPI) — Exercise can be as effective as a second medication for depressed patients whose condition has not been cured by a single medication, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Madhukar Trivedi of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and colleagues had Study participants diagnosed with depression — ages 18-70, who […]
Social Media: Recruiting Tool For Studies
ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 31 (UPI) — Social media and online networking offer a novel way to recruit study participants for rare diseases, U.S. researchers suggest. Dr. Sharonne Hayes is reaching out to survivors of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, also known as SCAD, a poorly understood heart condition that affects just a few thousand Americans every […]
Vitamin C May Help Children With Asthma
TANTA, Egypt, Aug. 31 (UPI) — Depending on a child’s age, exposure to molds or dampness and asthma severity, vitamin C shows varying degrees benefits, researchers in Egypt say. Drs. Mohammed Al-Biltagi of the Tanta University in Egypt and Harri Hemila of the University of Helsinki in Finland analyzed the effect of 0.2 grams per […]
College Students Tend To Sleep Badly
TUCSON, Aug. 31 (UPI) — A media campaign at the University of Arizona-Tucson helped increase awareness of sleep as a health issue, resulting in better student sleep, researchers say. Freshmen sleep often suffers as new college students engage in social opportunities, card games, trips for late-night snacks, studying, parties, rehearsals, sports and watching TV. Kathryn […]
Irritable Kids Attached To Their Mom Are More Social
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 31 (UPI) — Irritable children with secure attachments to their mothers are more likely to get along well with others than those without, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the University of Maryland tracked 84 infants from birth to age 2, with about one-third characterized as highly irritable and two-thirds characterized as […]
People Prefer Things In The Middle
CHESTER, England, Aug. 31 (UPI) — People given free choice of products or politicians favor those in the middle of a row or a column, British researchers suggest. Researchers Paul Rodway, Astrid Schepman and Jordana Lambert of the University of Chester analyzed three but related experiments in which they tested the association between the location […]
Health Not Age Key To Melanoma Spread
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 31 (UPI) — Patients’ underlying health — good or bad — is linked to the outcomes for melanoma, not age, U.S. researchers suggest. Lead author Dr. Michael S. Sabel, associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, found patients with decreased core muscle density were more likely […]
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