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The American Psychiatric Association is advancing towards changing the diagnosis for autism. Many fear, however, that the new definition will make it more difficult for patients who would no longer meet the autism criteria to receive health, educational, and social services.

Living in sunnier parts of the country appears to be associated with a reduced risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly after the age of 30, indicates a long-term prospective US-based study.

Breaking and immobilizing an arm can lead to a significant change in the brain, including skill transfer from the dominant to the nondominant hand, a recently concluded longitudinal study suggests.

BodyWave, the biofeedback device which measures brainwave activity through the body’s extremities, could train children with ADHD to focus when used in conjunction with interactive computer games.

Men who inherit a rare genetic mutation have a 10 to 20 times increased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to researchers.

Regular monthly contact with a nurse increases the quality of life for patients with diabetes or hypertension, a recent study has found.

Virtual reality-enhanced exercise, or "exergames," such as cybercycling, is associated with a greater cognitive benefit for older adults than traditional exercise, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

A study conducted by David J. Lewkowicz, PhD, a professor of psychology within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University, is the first to show that infants learn how to talk not just by listening, but by looking too.

A study of over 10 million runners of marathons and half-marathons has found that participating in these events is associated with a low risk of cardiac arrest compared with other athletic activities.

The likelihood of having a heart attack increases dramatically in the first 24 hours after the death of a loved one and remains elevated for days and weeks afterward, researchers have found.

Hyponatremia is independently associated with a long-term increase in mortality and rehospitalization for chronic heart failure patients, researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute have found.

Marijuana contains many of the irritating chemicals found in tobacco, but smoking it occasionally does not result in long-term loss of lung function, a recent study indicates.

Low vitamin D levels are associated with an elevated risk of depression, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Increased access to high-quality primary care is connected to a decreased risk of death, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found.

A meta-analysis of several dozen studies has found that lifestyle intervention programs for those at high risk of diabetes resulted in moderate weight loss regardless of whether they were facilitated by high-cost clinically trained professionals or lower-cost lay educators.

New evidence from a large cohort study of mothers and children in Norway has affirmed previous studies indicating that babies born via caesarean section have an elevated risk of developing asthma.

The anticoagulant dabigatran has been linked to a heightened risk of myocardial infarction in a wide range of patients when compared to other medications.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, Mayo Clinic researchers have found.

A physically active lifestyle may prevent the advance of Alzheimer's disease in cognitively normal individuals who have a genetic predisposition to develop the disease, researchers have found.

A novel treatment method called stem cell educator therapy appears to reverse the effects of type 1 diabetes, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and colleagues in China report.