451 news posts in Health

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28 Jul 2017

Heavy drinking during adolescence: Dire effects on the brain

Binge drinking during adolescence alters the brain, leading to reduced cognitive abilities and increased risk for developing alcohol use disorder.

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20 Jul 2017

One step closer to a DNA vaccine against dengue virus

A recent study published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology sheds new light on the development of a DNA vaccine against dengue virus.

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18 Jul 2017

Depression affects the brains of males and females differently

New findings suggest that adolescent girls and boys might experience depression differently and that sex-specific treatments could be beneficial for adolescents.

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10 Jul 2017

With Obesity Becoming the New Normal, What Should We Do?

Research Topic cross listed in 15 Frontiers journals is open for submissions “With Obesity Becoming the New Normal, What Should We Do?

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06 Jul 2017

Treating autism by targeting the gut

Therapies to change the bacteria in the gut, through diet, pro-and prebiotic supplements, faecal matter transplants or antibiotics, could treat autism.

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03 Jul 2017

Cocoa and chocolate are not just treats — they are good for your cognition

A mini-review concludes: cocoa can be seen as a dietary supplement to protect human cognition and can counteract different types of cognitive decline.

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21 Jun 2017

Beware Zombies and Unicorns – Toward Critical Patient and Public Involvement in a neoliberal context

Article published in Frontiers in Sociology covers issues surrounding the UK National Health Service Patient and Public Involvement Program

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20 Jun 2017

Assessing and addressing the impact of childhood trauma

A comprehensive literature review, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, helps us to understand why childhood trauma leads to an increased risk for psychosis.

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01 Jun 2017

Pale Rider: the Spanish flu of 1918 and how it changed the world

This new book narrates a catastrophe that changed humanity for decades to come — and yet, is largely accounted as a footnote to World War I

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31 May 2017

Recommended daily protein intake too low for the elderly

The minimum protein requirement for healthy adults was set almost 15 years ago but is it sufficient for older persons?

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31 May 2017

Neuroepidemiology: applying research to prevention one article at a time

New specialty section on Neuroepidemiology to be headed by George Jelinek – a Chief Editor committed to the dissemination of knowledge to all.

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23 May 2017

High-energy charged particles: the beginning and end of cancer

The Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Oncology, consists of a collection of scientific articles investigating high-energy charged particles either for cancer treatment or for space radiation protection.

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19 May 2017

Shaping your brain with exercise, video games and more

This Research Topic, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, investigates cognitive training techniques in health and disease, and in youth and old age.