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Prenatal vitamins may reduce the risk of autism in high-risk families

Researchers have found that mothers of children with autism may be able to reduce the risk of autism in further offspring by taking prenatal vitamins.

28 Feb 2019

Researchers reveal promising biomarker for vascular disease relapse

Researchers at Okayama University report in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology that monitoring a particular antigen can be used for predicting relapse of the vascular disease AAV.

28 Feb 2019

Exposure to antenatal corticosteroid therapy associated with reduced fetal growth

Infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroid therapy to accelerate lung maturation have a clinically significant reduction in birth size, according to a new of study of 278,508 births published this week in PLOS Medicine by Alina Rodriguez of the University of Lincoln and Imperial College London, UK, and colleagues.

28 Feb 2019

Lactose-free, reduced-carbohydrate milk does not improve outcomes in severely malnourished children

Treating hospitalized, severely malnourished children with a lactose-free, reduced-carbohydrate milk formula does not improve clinical outcomes, according to a study published February 26 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Robert Bandsma of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, James Berkley of the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya, and colleagues.

28 Feb 2019

Infants born with heart defects more likely to develop heart problems later in life

An infant born with a relatively simple heart defect is far more likely to develop heart problems as an adult, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered.

28 Feb 2019

Research on health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks for younger people

Studies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

28 Feb 2019

Study elucidates mechanism behind development of steroid diabetes

Steroids are used for treating various diseases such as allergic disorders, but they occasionally cause adverse effects, such as steroid diabetes and other metabolic disturbances. Since steroids act throughout the body, how these adverse effects are caused and by which organ are not well understood.

28 Feb 2019

Personalized therapy for aggressive brain cancer shows potential

Advances in genetics and genomics have taught us that every single tumor is different, and yet most standard therapies treat them all in the same way, limiting the effectiveness of treatments offered to many cancer patients.

28 Feb 2019

Researchers are developing and testing novel gene therapy to cure Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Crigler-Najjar syndrome affects about one in a million people at birth. Because of a defective gene, these individuals lack an essential enzyme in their liver to eliminate bilirubin, a toxic bile pigment that accumulates in all body tissues causing jaundice and potentially leading to irreversible and lethal neurological damage.

28 Feb 2019

Johns Hopkins researchers find genetic cause of olfactory neuroblastoma

By sequencing the entire genomes of tumor cells from six people with a rare cancer of the nose and sinus cavity, Johns Hopkins researchers report they unexpectedly found the same genetic change¾one in a gene involved in muscle formation¾in five of the tumors.

28 Feb 2019

Newly discovered drug targets could pave way for esophageal cancer therapeutics

Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma, the most common esophageal malignancy in the United States, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

28 Feb 2019

Researchers analyze people’s emotions, reactions in response to Hawaii false alarm

When Hawaiian Island residents received a false alarm text message that said "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill," in January 2018, the result was not panic, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

28 Feb 2019

Joint use of tobacco and alcohol may increase neural damage in brain regions

Along with many other harmful health consequences, smoking tobacco causes chemical changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. Excessive alcohol use can have similar effects.

28 Feb 2019

New study reveals why environmental cues make quitting drug addiction even harder

It's known environmental cues can be strong triggers for those trying to kick a drug habit because those cues activate the brain's emotional and stimulus-response systems.

28 Feb 2019

Federal recognition of same-sex marriage improved well-being of individuals, study finds

Until the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015 provided federal recognition of same-sex marriage in the United States, individual state laws varied.

28 Feb 2019

Group dynamics-strategies offer better quality of life to cancer survivors, finds study

Study after study has shown that for cancer survivors, exercise is good. But what kind of exercise is best? A pilot study by Colorado researchers hints that group exercise and personal training may lead to similar physical gains, but that a specially designed class for cancer survivors incorporating group dynamics-strategies may increase quality of life beyond that of survivors using personal training.

28 Feb 2019

Medical Research News

Prenatal vitamins may reduce the risk of autism in high-risk families

Researchers reveal promising biomarker for vascular disease relapse

Exposure to antenatal corticosteroid therapy associated with reduced fetal growth

Lactose-free, reduced-carbohydrate milk does not improve outcomes in severely malnourished children

Infants born with heart defects more likely to develop heart problems later in life

Research on health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks for younger people

Study elucidates mechanism behind development of steroid diabetes

Personalized therapy for aggressive brain cancer shows potential

Researchers are developing and testing novel gene therapy to cure Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Johns Hopkins researchers find genetic cause of olfactory neuroblastoma

Newly discovered drug targets could pave way for esophageal cancer therapeutics

Researchers analyze people’s emotions, reactions in response to Hawaii false alarm

Joint use of tobacco and alcohol may increase neural damage in brain regions

New study reveals why environmental cues make quitting drug addiction even harder

Federal recognition of same-sex marriage improved well-being of individuals, study finds

Group dynamics-strategies offer better quality of life to cancer survivors, finds study

Persistant opioid use in the family may be risk factor for young adults after surgery

Study finds link between infant sleep duration and mother's level of education, prenatal depression

Study examines if maternal prenatal vitamin use is linked to autism recurrence

Study seeks to understand medication management challenges for home care providers

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