One in 10. This is the number of children who suffer from asthma. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) recently found that infants who are exposed to certain molds during their infancy are more likely to have a higher risk for asthma.
In the past, scientists were not sure which environmental factors affected the risk of developing asthma. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, asthma is caused by the inflammation in the airways that leads to swelling and narrowing of the lungs. It can cause people to have …

Bad news for anyone not getting the recommended eight hours worth of sleep every night: Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston have found that the longer a person stays awake, the more trouble he or she will have performing certain types of tasks.
As part of the study, which was published in Thursday’s online edition of the Journal of Vision, researchers from the hospital collected and analyzed data from visual search tasks from a dozen subjects over the course of one month.
During the first week of the study, …

While pale can be described as “pasty” and “sickly,” tan can be described as “glowing” and “lively.” In the past, pale skin was cherished and associated with wealth. These days, people seek tan skin and tanning has had resurgence in recent years. A study by the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) looked at how skin melanoma was affected by UV and melanin.
The findings of the project were recently published in Nature Communications.
“This is the first time that UV-induced melanin formation (tanning), traditionally thought to protect against …

With tragic story of a mass shooting in Colorado flashing on the news this morning, parents may find themselves awkwardly fielding questions from their kids. How do you explain that scary events do occur while still making your children feel safe?
We talked to Dr. Paul Coleman, author of How to Say It to Your Child When Bad Things Happen, to find out the best ways to talk to kids about disturbing images and events.
Wait until they’re older. Until around age 7, Dr. Coleman suggests only addressing the tough stuff if …

Sexual dysfunction may be a marker of cardiovascular disease in men with longstanding type 1 diabetes, investigators announced at the 72nd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
Sara Turek, MPH, and colleagues examined the association of sexual dysfunction with clinical markers of vascular disease in 301 men from the ongoing 50-Year Medalist Study who have had type 1 diabetes for more than 50 years. Turek is a coordinator for the study, which is being conducted at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.
In prior analyses, only about half of the …