Health
Exergaming May Counteract Children’s Sedentary Behaviors
PERTH, Australia (UPI) — Exergaming, active console video games that track player movement to control the game, may counteract kid sedentary behaviors, Australian researchers say. Dr. Louise Naylor and researchers from The University of Western Australia, Liverpool John Moores University in England and Swansea University in Wales evaluated 15 children, ages 9-11, who participated in […]
Coffee Drinking Linked To Reduced Risk Of A Liver Disease
ROCHESTER, Minn. (UPI) — Regular coffee drinking is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis, an autoimmune liver disease, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. Craig Lammert, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, said PSC is an inflammatory disease of the bile ducts that results in inflammation and subsequent fibrosis that can lead to cirrhosis […]
Gallup: U.S. Life Rating — People Thriving — Up Since November
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Americans’ life ratings were better in April than in any month since August 2012, the Gallup U.S. Life Evaluation Index score indicates. April’s score of 50 was up from 48.4 in March but still below the five-year monthly high of 51.1 from January 2011, but Americans’ life ratings have steadily improved each […]
Up To 20 Percent Of U.S. Youth Experience A Mental Disorder
ATLANTA (UPI) — Thirteen percent to 20 percent of U.S. youth experience a mental disorder in a given year, researchers say. Corresponding author of the study Ruth Perou of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, part of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, said mental disorders among children were described as […]
Work-Related Stress Linked To Higher Blood Fat Levels
MALAGA, Spain (UPI) — Work-related stress is linked to increased blood fat levels, which in turn increases cardiovascular risk, researchers in Spain say. Carlos Catalina, clinical psychologist and an expert in work-related stress at the Sociedad de Prevencion de Ibermutuamur, in collaboration with experts from the Virgen de la Victoria Hospital at Malaga and the […]
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 […]
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