News tagged with behavioral control
Tracking dragonflies on the wing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University electrical engineers have developed a wirelessly powered telemetry system that is light and powerful enough to allow scientists to study the intricate neurological activity ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Not tonight deer: A new birth control vaccine helps reduce urban deer damage
A new birth control vaccine for white-tailed deer -- a growing nuisance in urban areas for gardens and landscaping -- eliminates the dangerous reproductive behavior behind the annual autumn surge in automobile-deer collisions. ...
Aug 31, 2011 |
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CDC study: Gay, bisexual teens do riskier things
(AP) -- Gay and bisexual high school students are more likely than their heterosexual classmates to smoke, drink alcohol or do other risky things, according to a government study released Monday.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Nearly one 1 in 12 in US have asthma: study
Asthma cases in the United States have risen 12.3 percent since 2001, and nearly one in 12, or almost 25 million Americans, are stricken with the chronic respiratory disease, the government said Tuesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2011 |
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Partner controlling behaviors appear to be associated with relationship violence
Having a significant other who exhibits controlling behaviors appears to be associated with increased physical and sexual relationship violence, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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US teens, young adults 'doing it' less, study says
Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a government survey shows, and theories abound for why they're doing it less. Experts say this generation may be more cautious than their predecessors, more aware of sexually spread ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Recipe for family mealtimes calls for 3 ingredients in the right amounts
A University of Illinois scientist reports that family mealtimes that contain three ingredients in the right amounts can improve the quality of life in children who have chronic asthma.
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Behavioral therapy program reduces incontinence following radical prostatectomy
For men with incontinence for at least one year following radical prostatectomy, participation in a behavioral training program that included pelvic floor muscle training, bladder control strategies and fluid management, ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Researchers find link between sugar, diabetes and aggression
A spoonful of sugar may be enough to cool a hot temper, at least for a short time, according to new research.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 30, 2010 |
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US survey: 1 in 10 kids has ADHD, awareness cited
(AP) -- A government survey says 1 in 10 U.S. children has ADHD, a sizable increase from a few years earlier that researchers think might be explained by growing awareness and better screening.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2010 |
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California's leadership in tobacco control results in lower lung cancer rate
A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego shows that California's 40 year-long tobacco control program has resulted in lung cancer rates that are nearly 25 percent lower than other states.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Better interventions are needed to reduce HIV risk among men who have sex with men
Although a cognitive-behavioral intervention to encourage men who have sex with men to reduce their substance use and sexual risk behavior (as both are linked) was partially successful, a similar reduction was achieved in ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Cash rewards with counseling could help prevent STIs
Giving out cash can be an effective tool in combating sexually transmitted infections in rural Africa, according to a new study conducted jointly by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the ...
Jul 18, 2010 |
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Weight loss may be associated with improvements in hot flushes in overweight and obese women
Among overweight and obese women with bothersome hot flushes during menopause, an intensive weight loss intervention program may lead to improvements in flushing, according to a report in the July 12 issue of Archives of ...
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Pediatric clinical studies appear prone to bias, Hopkins review shows
A Johns Hopkins review of nearly 150 randomized controlled trials on children — all published in well-regarded medical journals — reveals that 40 to 60 percent of the studies either failed to take steps to minimize risk for ...
Jul 12, 2010 |
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