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• Can certain herbs stave off Alzheimer's disease?
• How teens choose their friends
• Team-based approaches needed to fight high blood pressure
• Enrollment in SNAP does not substantially improve food security, dietary quality
• Researchers home in on roots of Caribbean populations using new DNA analysis method
• Key links between consumption, climate change
• Alcohol ads in US magazines still expose consumers to risky content, messages
• Social media brings academic journals to general readers
• Late afternoon, early evening caffeine can disrupt sleep at night
• Smartphone apps to help smokers quit come up short
• Cuts to local health departments hurt communities
• Nicotine withdrawal traced to very specific group of brain cells
• Toddlers can learn verbs even in non-social contexts
• Rapid testing to diagnose flu leads to more appropriate care in ED
• Can games have positive effects on young people's lives?
• Junior research group investigates living an independent life
• Privately insured bariatric surgery patients lose more weight than government-subsidized
• Cardiovascular complications diabetes associated with physical activity

Can certain herbs stave off Alzheimer's disease? Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:15 AM PST Researchers have found that antioxidant extracts from spearmint and rosemary fight mild cognitive impairment in an animal model.

How teens choose their friends Posted: 15 Nov 2013 07:47 AM PST A national study finds that the courses students take in high school have powerful effects on the friendships they make.

Team-based approaches needed to fight high blood pressure Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:49 AM PST Despite proven treatments, blood pressure control is still a challenge in the United States. Local, regional and national programs that use coordinated care and multiple resources, including an evidence-based hypertension treatment algorithm, are needed to reduce and control blood pressure.

Enrollment in SNAP does not substantially improve food security, dietary quality Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:37 AM PST In the past, SNAP has been shown to reduce poverty among the poorest Americans and generate economic activity. However, according to a new study, SNAP benefits alone may not be enough to provide its beneficiaries with the long-term food security or dietary quality they need.

Researchers home in on roots of Caribbean populations using new DNA analysis method Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:33 PM PST Those of us who want to learn about our ancestors -- who they were, where they came from and how they mingled (or didn't) with others around them -- often turn to historical records or elderly family members for answers. But a new study indicates that the answers can also be found within our own genes.

Key links between consumption, climate change Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:32 PM PST Models of future climate scenarios have taken insufficient account of population patterns and trends, according to a review. The review examines the interconnections between population growth and climate change, from the perspective of global health.

Alcohol ads in US magazines still expose consumers to risky content, messages Posted: 14 Nov 2013 04:32 PM PST A new report calls into question whether existing American federal and voluntary standards for alcohol advertisements curtail potentially damaging content and protect public health.

Social media brings academic journals to general readers Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:58 PM PST A study recently published shows that a handful of academic journals have successfully leveraged social media to reach many times the readers of the journals themselves. But the majority of journals have yet to embrace social media and so lag behind professional organizations and patient advocacy groups in their ability to disseminate information in a culturally relevant way.

Late afternoon, early evening caffeine can disrupt sleep at night Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:58 PM PST A new study shows that caffeine consumption even six hours before bedtime can have significant, disruptive effects on sleep.

Smartphone apps to help smokers quit come up short Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:57 PM PST Most popular smartphone apps do not include evidence-based practices known to help smokers quit, finds a new study.

Cuts to local health departments hurt communities Posted: 14 Nov 2013 12:57 PM PST A new study finds that many local health departments aren't able to meet goals to increase health care access.

Nicotine withdrawal traced to very specific group of brain cells Posted: 14 Nov 2013 09:20 AM PST Nicotine withdrawal might take over your body, but it doesn't take over your brain. The symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are driven by a very specific group of neurons within a very specific brain region, according to a report. Although caution is warranted, the researchers say, the findings in mice suggest that therapies directed at this group of neurons might one day help people quit smoking.

Toddlers can learn verbs even in non-social contexts Posted: 14 Nov 2013 07:19 AM PST Language acquisition has traditionally been considered a social, interactive process, however new research reveals that toddlers are able to acquire the meanings of words even in "socially impoverished contexts" where social or visual information is absent.

Rapid testing to diagnose flu leads to more appropriate care in ED Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:49 AM PST When patients in the emergency department are diagnosed with influenza by means of a rapid test, they get fewer unnecessary antibiotics, are prescribed antiviral medications more frequently, and have fewer additional lab tests compared to patients diagnosed with influenza without testing, according to a new study. The findings suggest that diagnosing influenza with a rapid diagnostic test leads to more appropriate, specific, and efficient care.

Can games have positive effects on young people's lives? Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:49 AM PST Researchers are exploring how computer games and game based learning can be applied in the healthcare sector in a bid to boost young people's understandings of medical conditions that they may be living with and how to best to care for themselves.

Junior research group investigates living an independent life Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:47 AM PST According to aging research findings, seniors cope better when they live an active lifestyle. The living environment, such as the neighborhood, buildings, roads, parks and local supply possibilities, as well as climatic conditions, thereby play an important influential role. A junior research group are contributing toward designing quarters that are generationally sound and promote health.

Privately insured bariatric surgery patients lose more weight than government-subsidized Posted: 14 Nov 2013 06:41 AM PST Researchers found the biggest determinant of weight loss after bariatric surgery was not how long a patient was on a medically supervised diet program before surgery, but whether or not the patient had private or government-subsidized insurance.

Cardiovascular complications diabetes associated with physical activity Posted: 13 Nov 2013 06:38 PM PST On World Diabetes Day, a study underlines importance of regular exercise for those with type 2 diabetes.

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