Articles By Roxanne Palmer

Poverty, Not Mental Illness, Is Source Of Many Poor Mothers' Anxiety: Study

A team of Rutgers University researchers thinks some poor women might be getting misdiagnosed as mentally ill when their anxiety stems from the stress of poverty.

Redheaded Boars Are More Stressed Out, Study Finds

Reddish hair is linked to increased oxidative stress in boars, according to a new study.

Egg Allergy Treatment Is No Yolk: Study Find Success With Egg-White Powder

Scientists were able to reduce and in some cases eliminate egg allergies in a small study of children -- but don't try this at home!

Shockingly Old Spiral Galaxy Spotted

Galaxies formed in the early universe are generally irregular and clumpy, but astronomers have stumbled upon one very old galaxy that was spiral-shaped nearly 11 billion years ago -- much earlier than previously thought possible.

Black Gay Men, Southern States Bear Heaviest AIDS Burden

While there's increasing hopes for an end to the AIDS epidemic, African-American gay men are still the most disproportionately affected subsection of the population.

Alzheimer Drug Gives Down Syndrome Patients Slight Memory Boost: Study

Memantine, a drug given to Alzheimer's disease patients, improved verbal episodic memory function in a small trial of Down syndrome patients.

Milk Thistle Extract Doesn't Help Liver Patients, Trial Finds

Silymarin, a botanical extract from milk thistle, performed no better than placebo in a trial of hepatitis C patients.

A damaged Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen in Fukushima prefecture, in aerial shot taken on February 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

Fukushima Radiation's Effects Estimated In New Study

Scientists modeled the spread of radioactive material from the site of a nuclear accident in Japan and predict that health effects will be higher than some officials have acknowledged.