Ben-Gurion University of the Negev psychology researchers have found two groups of children who received delayed autism diagnoses.

The first group presented with fewer core and co-occurring symptoms. The other group presented with many additional symptoms and diagnoses, so that autism might have been missed or misdiagnosed as something else.

High school health classes often consist of a series of awkward lessons about STDs, drugs, and alcohol. Rarely do these classes teach students anything about another critical component of their health — nutrition.

This lack of nutrition education is especially dangerous to student athletes who need to fuel their bodies properly to protect themselves from injury and other health risks.

A new study shows that high school athletes have some serious gaps in both their general and sports-specific nutrition knowledge.

This work was published in Nutrients. Jennifer B. Fields, assistant professor of nutritional science in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, collaborated with researchers at the University of Wisconsin and George Mason University on this study.

New research has found that putting lower-calorie meal choices at the top of a restaurant menu, and reducing the availability of high-calorie options,  makes teenagers more likely to order the healthier options.

Chronic health conditions are taking a major, hidden toll on the U.S. workforce’s lives and productivity, according to a new national poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation. The poll, conducted among a national sample of U.S. employees, found that three-fourths (76%) of those with chronic conditions—such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and asthma—need to manage their conditions during work hours. Yet a majority (60%) have not formally disclosed their conditions to their employer. 

An interdisciplinary network of engineers, policymakers, industry stakeholders and social scientists, led by the University of Surrey, will take on one of the UK’s most overlooked environmental challenges: noise pollution. 

Sexual orientation is believed to result from complex processes that are still widely debated. However, for several years, a large body of research has sought to identify potential biological factors. The goal is to show that sexual preferences are merely natural variations. Supporters of this science-based approach argue that it could help combat stigmatization, particularly against homosexual individuals. A research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) found that heterosexual individuals interpret this scientific data through the lens of their own frame of reference. This can reinforce both negative and positive attitudes toward homosexuality. These findings are published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.