Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are significantly more likely to have autism traits compared to other kids, researchers found in a study published in the journal Pediatrics...

An intervention that focuses on weight control rather than weight loss works better for socioeconomically disadvantaged black women in preventing weight gain, researchers from Duke University reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. The authors explained that encouraging African-American women to lose weight has generally been ineffective...

Very premature babies are at a significantly high risk of having moderate-to-severe and severe neurodevelopmental impairments later on in childhood, researchers from The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada, reported in Jama Pediatrics. Gregory P. Moore, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., and colleagues carried out a meta-analysis of previously reported studies...

Scientists have developed a new screening strategy for ovarian cancer, which could detect the disease in its early stages, according to a study published in the journal Cancer...

Scientists have discovered that the size of our brains may indicate the risk of developing an eating disorder, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry...

Researchers have found that restricting food and drinks during labor does not benefit mothers in any way, according to a study published in The Cochcrane Library. Many hospitals worldwide have policies that restrict foods and fluids once a woman has started the labor process. These policies are in place in the event that a cesarean section and general anesthesia is needed...

Women who increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables probably reduce their risk of developing invasive bladder cancer, researchers from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reported in The Journal of Nutrition1. The authors explained that fruits and vegetables have been extensively studied for their possible effects on the risk of cancer, including bladder cancer...

Cocaine triggers rapid growth in new brain structures linked to memory and learning, but only in a way that encourages drug-seeking behavior, researchers from the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience...

Some sleep disorders may become a thing of the past, according to a study published in the journal Neuron. Researchers from McGill University and Concordia University say they have found how protein synthesis is controlled within the body's circadian clock - an internal mechanism that controls our daily rhythms...

Sleep is well-known to help us better understand what we have learned. But now, researchers believe they have discovered exactly how sleep helps our brains to better learn specific motor tasks, such as typing or playing the piano...

The advice that "smoking is bad for you" may be old news, but the American Heart Association has released a new study in their journal Stroke, which reveals women are more susceptible to certain stroke-related risks that result from smoking. For the study, researchers analyzed data from over 80 studies worldwide from 1966 to 2013...

Scientists say new brain imaging methods that measure blood flow could help diagnose bipolar disorder in its early stages, as well as differentiate it from depression, according to a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh analyzed 44 females for the study...

BMI (body mass index), which is based on the height and weight of a person, is an inaccurate measure of body fat content and does not take into account muscle mass, bone density, overall body composition, and racial and sex differences, say researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Every few months the same comment is made by experts "BMI is flawed"...

Eating too much red meat, which raises brain levels of iron, may heighten the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, researchers from the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA reported in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. As background information, the authors explained that iron can accelerate the damaging reactions of free radicals...

Scientists say they have discovered that mood is influenced by cells from the immune system, which are called to the brain in response to stress, according to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers from Ohio State University conducted a mouse study in order to find out how stress can lead to changes in mood...

Scientists say that the process through which we age is determined not only by the changes we go through in our lifetime, but also by the genes we get from our mothers, according to a study published in the journal Nature...

A remarkable new study published in the European Journal of Personality looks at effects of personality on how likely a person is to have children. So if you are an extravert, look out...

The decision from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow two anti-obesity drugs to be marketed in the US has been called into question by a senior doctor publishing in the BMJ. Dr. Sidney Wolfe, founder of the health research group at Public Citizen, says that the fact these drugs have been banned by the European regulator "puts the FDA to shame...

People with diabetes may have a new way to indicate their blood sugar level is too high or too low, by turning to our trusty canine friends, after researchers have found that dogs can help with hypoglycemia monitoring...

A mutation in a gene called MC1R gives redheads their hair color and fair skin. Now a new US study suggests this same mutation triggers a cancer-causing signalling pathway when redheads are exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. This may explain, the researchers say, why redheaded people have a higher risk for melanoma, the rarest but deadliest form of skin cancer...