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Sensory-Motor Enrichment Effective Therapy For Boys With Autism
IRVINE, Calif. (UPI) — U.S. researchers say autistic boys treated with sensory-motor enrichment showed marked improvement compared to boys receiving traditional treatment. Study co-author Cynthia C. Woo, a project scientist at the University of California, Irvine, said autistic children typically have sensory problems, most common involving smell and touch sensitivity. The six-month study involved 28 […]
Human Brains Are Wired To Make Music-Color Connections
BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) — When listening to music, human brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make people feel, U.S. researchers say. Vision scientist Stephen Palmer of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues found people in both the United States and Mexico linked the same pieces of classical orchestral […]
Death Most Likely In Smaller, Lighter Vehicle In A Two-Vehicle Crash
BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) — Consumers should consider the greater safety of sport utility vehicles in head-on crashes with cars when making a purchase, U.S. researchers suggest. Dr. Dietrich Jehle, University at Buffalo professor of emergency medicine at Erie County Medical Center, and colleagues said drivers of passenger cars were more than four times more likely […]
Despite New Guidelines, Women In 40s Still Getting Mammograms
BALTIMORE (UPI) — Despite updated U.S. recommendations that women wait until 50 for routine breast cancer screenings, women in their 40s are still being tested, researchers say. Dr. Lauren D. Block, a clinical fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, said in 2009, the […]
Institute Of Medicine, Heart Association Disagree On Sodium
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — The Institute of Medicine says studies found the value of cutting salt intake to very low levels is inconclusive, but the American Heart Association disagrees. An expert panel at the Institute of Medicine said recent studies examining links between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium intake from the […]
Salt Levels In U.S. Processed And Fast-Food Dangerously High
CHICAGO (UPI) — Voluntary reduction of salt in processed and fast-food failed as salt levels remain dangerously high, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Stephen Havas, a research professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington assessed the sodium content in […]
Study Finds Brain System For Emotional Self-Control
GHENT, Netherlands (UPI) — Different brain areas are activated when people choose to suppress an emotion, which is different from when people inhibit an emotion, British researchers say. Dr. Simone Kuhn of Ghent University and colleagues at the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience said the researchers scanned the brains of healthy participants and […]
Women May Live Longer Than Men Due To Better Immunity
TOKYO (UPI) — A woman’s immunity stays younger longer and this may contribute to women living longer than men, researchers in Japan say. Katsuiku Hirokawa of the Tokyo Medical & Dental University Open Laboratory said the research team looked at the blood of healthy volunteers in Japan, ages 20-90 of both sexes. They found the […]
Women’s Brains Hard-Wired To Respond To A Baby’s Cry
BETHESDA, Md. (UPI) — Brain scans show women’s brains appear to be hard-wired to respond to the cries of a hungry infant, but men’s brains are not, U.S. researchers say. Marc H. Bornstein, head of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health, and […]
Circadian Rhythm Ups Cravings For Sweet, Starchy, Salty Snacks
PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) — The body’s circadian rhythm increases hunger and cravings for sweet, starchy and salty foods in the evening, which helps pack on pounds, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Steven Shea, director for the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology at Oregon Health & Science University, said the urge to consume […]
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