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421 Adolescents’ Emotion Regulation Strategies, Self-Concept, and Internalizing Problems Journal of Early Adolescence, November 7, 2012
422 Other-Sex Relationship Stress and Sex Differences in the Contribution of Puberty to Depression Journal of Early Adolescence, November 7, 2012
423 Willingness to Intervene in Bullying Episodes Among Middle School Students Journal of Early Adolescence, November 7, 2012
424 How do Young Adolescents Cope With Social Problems? An Examination of Social Goals, Coping With Friends, and Social Adjustment Journal of Early Adolescence, November 7, 2012
425 Repeated Changes in Reported Sexual Orientation Identity Linked to Substance Use Behaviors in Youth Journal of Adolescent Health, November 7, 2012
426 Are Hookups Replacing Romantic Relationships? A Longitudinal Study of First-Year Female College Students Journal of Adolescent Health, November 7, 2012
427 Relationship Churning in Emerging Adulthood: On/Off Relationships and Sex With an Ex Journal of Adolescent Research, November 7, 2012
428 How Supportive of Their Specific Purposes Do Youth Believe Their Family and Friends Are? Journal of Adolescent Research, November 7, 2012
429 Effects of an overnight intravenous lipid infusion on intramyocellular lipid content and insulin sensitivity in African-American versus Caucasian adolescents Metabolism, November 6, 2012
430 Adolescent boys with asthma - a pilot study on embodied gendered habits Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, November 6, 2012
431 Behavioral Difficulties in Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy Journal of Child Neurology, November 5, 2012
432 An economic model of school-based behavioral interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, November 5, 2012
433 Biologic measures as epidemiological indicators of risk for the development of hypertension in an african american adolescent population Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, November 1, 2012
434 Longitudinal Assessment of Bone Mineral Density in Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, November 1, 2012
435 Upper Gastrointestinal Histopathological Findings in Children and Adolescents With Nonulcer Dyspepsia With Helicobacter pylori Infection Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, November 1, 2012
436 An inpatient lifestyle-change programme improves heart rate recovery in overweight and obese children and adolescents (LOGIC Trial) European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, November 1, 2012
437 Effect of oral immunotherapy to peanut on food-specific quality of life Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, October 31, 2012 Clinical Article
438 The late positive potential as a marker of motivated attention to underweight bodies in girls with anorexia nervosa Journal of Psychosomatic Research, October 31, 2012
439 Increasing Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among United States Adolescents, 1988-1994 to 2007-2010 The Journal of Pediatrics, October 30, 2012 Clinical Article
440 Characteristics of metabolic syndrome based on clustering pattern among Korean adolescents: findings from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2008 European Journal of Pediatrics, October 30, 2012
In a 12-week randomized, controlled trial, ingestion of a vitamin D-fortified yogurt (170 mg calcium + 500 IU vitamin D/250 mL; n=50) twice daily decreased markers of inflammation compared with placebo yogurt (170 mg calcium; n=50). Compared with baseline measures, the 25(OH)D levels were increased and the TNF-alpha, IL-6, hsCRP, SAA, and IL-10 levels were decreased in the group supplemented with vitamin D compared with the group that received placebo.
Read the article summaryResearchers at the University of Palermo conducted a study involving 9109 subjects with a mean follow-up of 6.2 years which showed that the subjects who adhered to a Mediterranean diet had increased dietary fiber, decreased total dietary fat, and an increased intake of monosaturated-to-saturated fats. Further, the incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality was lower in the subjects who followed a Mediterranean diet.
Read the article summaryBased on a retrospective study conducted at the Federico II University (Naples), researchers have concluded that treatment of patients (n=84) with relapsing-remitting MS natalizumab for 12-24 months resulted in a greater reduction in disease activity (annualized relapse rate, .24 vs. .55, respectively) and disability progression than patients treated with INF-? 1a. The number of contrast-enhancing lesions was also less in the natalizumab-treated group.
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