Washington, Mar 19: A new study has shown that parents are likely to misperceive their child’s weight – especially those parents who are overweight themselves.
Looking at several studies that examine parental perceptions of childhood obesity generated from the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, and the United States, Jessica Doolen, MSN, FNP, Patricia T. Alpert, DrPH, APN, FAANP, and Sally K. Miller, PhD, APN, FAANP, found that parents were more likely to misperceive their child’s weight, regardless of the child’s age.
Washington, Mar 19: Queen’s University researchers have found that kids who exercise in bouts of activity lasting five minutes or longer are less likely to become obese than those whose activity levels are more sporadic and typically last less than five minutes each.
Washington, Mar 19: A new study has revealed that smokers who refuse to quit the habit despite being diagnosed with lung cancer experience higher levels of pain from the disease than non-smokers and former smokers.
Researchers at Duke University surveyed some 900 lung cancer patients and classified 17 percent of them as persistent smokers.
The aim of the study was to assess the relationship of smoking status after a diagnosis of lung cancer with ratings of usual pain.
London, Mar 19 : An international team of scientists have found out why Alzheimer''s disease sufferers go on to develop epilepsy.
Led by scientists at Aberdeen University in Scotland, the research team have discovered that a protein in the brain accumulates in clumps in the brains of people suffering from dementia.
The clumps of proteins make the nerve cells too sensitive, which in turn lose their ability to communicate coherently with other nerve cells.
London, March 19: Johns Hopkins engineers say that they have developed a new lab-on-a-chip that can lead to better cancer therapies.
The researchers say that their invention may help figure out how cancer cells break free from neighbouring tissue, an "escape" that can spread the disease to other parts of the body.
London, Mar 19 : People who drink alcohol every day are at a greater risk of developing liver disease than binge drinkers, according to a study.
The study has revealed that the risk of serious liver disease is higher among those who drink heavily each day over the long term than in those who drink large amounts but then take breaks, reports the Scotsman.
The researchers found that hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease in the UK more than doubled between 1995 and 2005 to 13,723.
Washington, Mar 19: A new study has shown that parents are likely to misperceive their child’s weight – especially those parents who are overweight themselves. 
Washington, Mar 19: Queen’s University researchers have found that kids who exercise in bouts of activity lasting five minutes or longer are less likely to become obese than those whose activity levels are more sporadic and typically last less than five minutes each. 
Washington, Mar 19: A new study has revealed that smokers who refuse to quit the habit despite being diagnosed with lung cancer experience higher levels of pain from the disease than non-smokers and former smokers. 
London, Mar 19 : An international team of scientists have found out why Alzheimer''s disease sufferers go on to develop epilepsy.
London, March 19: Johns Hopkins engineers say that they have developed a new lab-on-a-chip that can lead to better cancer therapies.
London, Mar 19 : People who drink alcohol every day are at a greater risk of developing liver disease than binge drinkers, according to a study.
