Carolyn Drake

Consuming 200 milligrams or more of caffeine per day-roughly equivalent to two cups of coffee-can either increase or decrease a woman's estrogen level, depending on her ethnic background and the source of the caffeine, a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds.

According to a new study of mothers in the New Orleans area, survivors of Hurricane Katrina have suffered from poor mental health for years after the storm, including many who suffer from post-traumatic stress symptoms and psychological distress.

Men and individuals who have only a high school education are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment than women and individuals who have completed some higher education, researchers at the Mayo Clinic report in a study published online on Jan. 25 in Neurology.

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.

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 substance used in China as a hangover remedy has demonstrated an ability to prevent alcohol from affecting the brains of rats and may lead to the development of a drug to treat alcoholism.

Women who suffer from celiac disease are more likely to report symptoms of depression and disordered eating, even if they follow a gluten-free diet, researchers have found.

In hospitals and other medical settings, any surface touched by multiple people can serve as a medium for spreading viruses and bacteria-even a computer keyboard. That's where the Vioguard self-sanitizing keyboard, which was approved for use in health care settings last week by the FDA, comes in.

Plastic surgery is undeniably a growth industry in the US, but along with its popularity has come a series of scandals that illuminate the potential dangers of the surgical pursuit of beauty.

Increased physical activity appears to improve kids' academic performance, report Dutch researchers based on a review of 14 previous studies on the subject.

A widespread shortage of generic drugs in recent months has made life increasingly difficult for patients with ADHD, and many are growing frantic as they are forced to purchase costly brand name drugs instead of scarce generic versions.

Early intervention programs designed to help parents of premature infants better understand their children's needs can significantly reduce behavioral problems later in life, researchers in Norway have found.

Women with endometriosis are much more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease than women without the reproductive disorder.

The FDA mandated a new safety warning for the heart rhythm drug Multaq after studies showed that it doubled the risk of heart-related complications in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation.

Promising initial results from a Phase 3 trial of DiaPep277 have raised hopes that an alternative to insulin may soon be available to treat type 1 diabetes.

Researchers believe that they may have found an important link to how autistic children process information by studying when and why they blink.

According to a nationwide review of data from the in-patient register, 31 of the 33 autoimmune diseases studied were associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism (a blood clot on the lung), including type 1 diabetes.

According to new research focused primarily on the differences and similarities between the two most common subtypes of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) subtypes-ADHD-PI and ADHD-C-children with the neurological disorder could greatly benefit from individualized assessment and treatment, which means there may soon be a call to change ADHD guidelines.

According to 28-year old German biochemist/fashion designer Anke Domaske, the latest fad that is friendly to allergy-prone skin is milk-made clothing. Known as "Qmilch," which combines the German word for milk and a sense of ‘quality,' the fabric's texture is most similar to silk but is washable much the same as cotton.

Brown-eyed girl no more? According to a doctor in California, laser technology can be utilized to permanently change brown eyes to blue without damaging vision.

According to a recent study performed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers, cranberry juice is a better way to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) than extracts.

The FDA has approved a new propellant-free inhaler for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The death toll of the widely publicized listeria outbreak across the United States has risen from 13 to 18.

According to a recent study, traditional IQ tests may undervalue the competence of individuals on the autism spectrum.

A recent study has found that it can be very difficult for children who suffer from both type 1 diabetes and asthma to regulate their blood sugar.

A recent study has found that many autistic children may be suffering from ADHD, but only some are receiving medication for their attention disorders.

As of December 31st, 2011, asthmatic consumers will be required to rely on prescription inhalers to relieve their breathing troubles.

Two drugs which treat type 2 diabetes could lead to a substantially increased risk of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.

Researchers have genetically engineered phosphorescent felines to aid researchers in the fight against AIDS, for both cats and humans.