Research & journals
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Added 19th September 2012
Kids more active when playground has balls, jump ropes, UNC study shows
New study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine... Read more
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Added 19th September 2012
African Americans Less Likely to Adhere to DASH Diet for Lowering Blood Pressure
Significant improvement in blood pressure tied to greater adherence to DASH diet, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reports... Read more
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Added 18th September 2012
Exercise May Help Prevent Brain Damage Caused by Alzheimer’s Disease
New York, NY, August 15, 2011 – Regular exercise could help prevent brain damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, according to research published this month in Elsevier’s journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. “Exercise allows the brain to rapidly... Read more
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Added 13th September 2012
Maturitas Publishes a Clinical Guide on Low-Dose Vaginal Estrogens for Postmenopausal Vaginal Atrophy
Amsterdam, September 13, 2012 - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of a position statement by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas. The society published... Read more
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Added 13th September 2012
Low Ghrelin – Reducing Appetite at the Cost of Increased Stress?
Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 2012 – Ghrelin is a hormone released by the lining of the stomach that promotes feeding behavior. Decreasing ghrelin levels could potentially help combat obesity -- in fact, a vaccine that lowers ghrelin levels in order to reduce appetite... Read more
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Added 12th September 2012
Uncertain about Health Outcomes, Male Stroke Survivors More Likely to Suffer Depression than Females
New results published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation... Read more
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Added 12th September 2012
Stress Hormones: Good or Bad for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk?
Questions a new study in Biological Psychiatry... Read more
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Added 11th September 2012
Substantial Road Traffic Noise in Urban Areas Contributes to Sleep Disturbance and Annoyance
New findings published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine... Read more
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Added 10th September 2012
Landmark Papers on the Higgs Boson Published and Freely Available in Elsevier’s Physics Letters B
Amsterdam, September 10, 2012 - Physics Letters B, Elsevier's flagship journal in high energy physics, announced today that the observations of the long-sought Higgs particle, hailed as one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time, have been published. The... Read more
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Added 10th September 2012
Carolyn L. Westhoff Appointed Editor of Contraception
Succeeds founding Editor Daniel R. Mishell... Read more
