The research conducted at ICAP at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at…
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and Columbia University finds alcohol-related fatal motor vehicle crashes…
That conclusion is found in research results published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Scientists have generally accepted…
Youth football helmets are currently designed to the same standards as adult helmets, even though little is known about how child football players impact their…
Researchers from Sweden have uncovered an association between shift work and increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). Those who engage in off-hour employment…
It is well known that eating disorders are common among teens and college students. Heavy alcohol consumption is another well-known unhealthy habit of this age…
A study conducted by Columbia Business School's Prof. Jonah Rockoff, Sidney Taurel Associate Professor of Business, Finance and Economics, and Cecilia Speroni,…
The study, “Aggressive Driving: A Consumption Experience,” is thought to be the first to comprehensively examine how personality, attitude and values…
In the past, sports medicine therapists prescribed strengthening and stretching exercises that targeted only ankle joints after a sprain. The study by UGA…
The test can be offered as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy to women who have been identified as being at high risk for Down syndrome. These are the results of…
The study appears to be the first to examine the impact of profanity in the media, which sounds surprising considering how central language is to movie and TV…
In a paper published today in Diabetologia, a team at Joslin Diabetes Center, headed by Mary R. Loeken, PhD, has identified the enzyme AMP kinase (AMPK) as key…
The abstract, “Retrospective Review of Sleeping Conditions in Infant Deaths in New Mexico,” was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National…
Children under age 6 have the highest rate of unintentional poisoning, and acetaminophen is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. In the pilot…
“Many people in sports medicine have assumed that these knee injuries have increased in recent years among children,” said J. Todd Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.,…
In a paper published online today on Science Express, the scientists and engineers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Wollongong in…