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A lower IQ has been linked to greater and riskier drinking among young adult men

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Previous research has suggested a link between intelligence and various health outcomes. New findings show a link between a lower IQ and greater and riskier drinking among young adult men.The poor IQ-test results may also be linked to other disadvantages such as lower socio-economic standing.

Alcohol places Hispanics at a much greater risk of developing alcoholic liver disease

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Alcoholic liver disease is a common liver ailment in the US that varies significantly by ethnicity. A new study looks the role of ethnicity in the age of onset, severity, and risk factors for progression of ALD. Results indicate that ethnicity is a major factor affecting the age and severity of different subtypes of ALD.

Binge drinking is strongly associated with eating problems among Russian girls

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:07 PM PST

Adolescent binge drinking has been linked to a host of problems, including worse school performance, risky sexual behaviors, illicit drugs, and a greater risk of suicide. Binge drinking may also be linked to problematic eating behavior, yet little research exists. A study of the relationship between binge drinking and eating problems among Russian adolescents has found that problematic eating behaviors and attitudes are commonplace, and that binge drinking is associated with more eating problems in girls than boys.

Luring deer away from livestock feed with fall cover crops

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:03 PM PST

During long Midwest winters, deer can wreak havoc on hay and other stored livestock feed. However, planting fall cover crops, such as clover, turnips and peas, may help wildlife managers provide deer with a nutrient-rich alternative that can lure them away from livestock feed. Researchers are conducting a controlled experiment to identify which cover crops deer prefer.

New study shows safer methods for stem cell culturing

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 11:26 AM PST

Certain stem cell culture methods are associated with increased DNA mutations, a new study shows. The study points researchers toward safer and more robust methods of growing stem cells to treat disease and injury.

Pigs can regulate sulfur retention when distillers dried grains are included in diet

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:19 PM PST

Distillers dried grains with solubles, a co-product of the ethanol industry, is becoming a more common ingredient in swine diets. However, distillers dried grains with solubles can be high in sulfur, and data are limited on the amount of sulfur that pigs can tolerate in the diet. Therefore, researchers have conducted research to investigate effects of high levels of sulfur in diets for pigs.

Study in Myanmar confirms artemisinin-resistant malaria close to border with India

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:18 PM PST

Resistance to the antimalarial drug artemisinin is established in Myanmar and has reached within 25km of the Indian border, a new study reports. Artemisinin resistance threatens to follow the same historical trajectory from Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent as seen in the past with other antimalarial medicines.