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Study discovers link in childhood brain disease research

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Manchester scientists at the National Institute for Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have discovered a new link between a rare childhood disorder and a common immune system disease.


New genetic study sheds light on serious childhood disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Genetic variations that can predispose children to a serious disease that damages the heart have been identified in a genome-wide association study of Kawasaki Disease, published today in PLoS Genetics.





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Family life can lead to cannabis disorders

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- One in five young people experience a cannabis use disorder, according to a UQ and Mater Hospital study published today in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.


Preschool depression may continue into childhood

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Depression among preschoolers appears to be a continuous, chronic condition rather than a transient developmental stage, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.


When adult patients have anxiety disorder, their children need help too

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created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms ...


Doctors defend safety of vaccinations

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 08, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

U.S. health officials defended the safety of childhood vaccines after an agency conceded that a vaccine was linked to one child's autism diagnosis.


Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In ...


Biological link connects childhood trauma and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...


Study links ADHD with sleep problems in adolescents

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created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current and lifetime sleep problems and disorders, regard ...


Lower childhood IQ associated with higher risk of adult mental disorders

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created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have hypothesized that people with lower IQs may have a higher risk of adult mental disorders, but few studies have looked at the relationship between low childhood IQ and psychiatric disorders later in life. ...


Maltreatment during childhood associated with combination of inflammation and depression in adults

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created Apr 07, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A history of neglect or abuse in childhood appears to be associated with depression and inflammation in adulthood, a combination that may increase cardiovascular risk, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of ...


Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's ...



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