Evidence indicates an association between executive functioning and increased weight, with different patterns ascribed to individual differences (sex, age, lifestyles).This study reports on the relationship between high-level executive functions and body weight.Sixty-five young adults participated in the study: 29 participants (14 males, 15 females
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) is the most common cause of meningococcal disease in adolescents and young adults.In Australia, MenB vaccination has been available through private prescription since 2014 and has been recommended for at-risk groups including adolescents, young adults who smoke and people medically at risk.For each of these
Abstract Background In survey studies on health-state valuations, ordinal ranking exercises often are used as precursors to other elicitation methods such as the time trade-off (TTO) or standard gamble, but the ranking data have not been used in deriving cardinal valuations.This study reconsiders the role of ordinal ranks in valuing health and intr
Dynamic regulation of chromatin structure is of fundamental importance for modulating genomic activities in higher eukaryotes.The opposing activities of Polycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (trxG) proteins are part of a chromatin-based cellular memory system ensuring the correct expression of specific transcriptional programs at defined develop