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Common genetic variant associated with increased food intake and weight gain

Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic disease due to a common genetic variant eat more, according to a new study to be published in the June 2019 issue of Obesity.

23 May 2019

Thoughts on body image during pregnancy could indicate women’s emotional wellbeing

Researchers have shown that a new way of assessing women's relationship with their bodies during pregnancy could help predict how well the mother might bond with her unborn baby and her longer-term emotional wellbeing.

23 May 2019

EU-funded researchers develop new therapeutic strategy for atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a common, potentially serious condition caused by a build-up of fatty material in the lining of the artery walls. It can lead to coronary artery disease, stroke or kidney problems, and existing treatments tend to be only short-term fixes.

23 May 2019

Study revolutionizes treatment principles for functional mitral regurgitation

For years now, cardiology experts have been arguing about how to determine the degree of severity in patients with functional mitral regurgitation and, hence, to assess when it is necessary to operate on the valve.

23 May 2019

Unlike men, women’s cognitive performance is best in warmer temperatures

Women’s performance on math and verbal tests is best at higher temperatures, while men perform best on the same tests at lower temperatures, according to a study published May 22, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tom Chang and Agne Kajackaite from the USC Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, USA, and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin, Germany.

23 May 2019

Infants later diagnosed with autism do not initiate joint attention themselves, study finds

In typical development, both infants and their parents flexibly use verbal and non-verbal behaviors to establish frequent episodes of joint attention, such as when a child follows her parent's gaze to look at an airplane in the sky.

23 May 2019

Novel technique that uses nanotechnology and photonics prevents bacterial infections on surgical implants

Invented approximately 50 years ago, surgical medical meshes have become key elements in the recovery procedures of damaged-tissue surgeries, the most common being hernia repair.

23 May 2019

Drug routines of children with type 1 diabetes are disrupted during holidays

Children with type 1 diabetes find it difficult to adhere to their drug routines during school holidays and weekends.

23 May 2019

Skin patch may be useful in treating children with milk-induced EoE

A new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia finds that a skin patch may be useful in treating children with a painful, chronic condition called eosinophilic esophagitis triggered by milk.

23 May 2019

New pain management program sends 92% cancer surgery patients home with no opioids

A specialized pain management program for patients who underwent robotic surgery for urologic cancers resulted in just eight percent going home with narcotics after discharge, compared to 100 percent who would have received them without this enhanced recovery protocol.

23 May 2019

Important differences found in characteristics, progression of lupus among racial/ethnic groups

In the first epidemiologic study comparing lupus among four major racial/ethnic groups, researchers found that, following a lupus diagnosis, Blacks, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics are at increased risk of developing problems related to the kidneys, the neurological system, and the blood.

23 May 2019

Study offers unique methods to determine individual's metal exposure and nutrition status

Some of the metals people are exposed to everyday - even through typical activities such as eating and drinking water - have been linked to cancer, Parkinson's disease and other serious illnesses.

23 May 2019

$Study finds high trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada$

Study finds high trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada

The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a 2016 pilot study that measured pregnant women's exposure to environmental contaminants in northeastern British Columbia, an area of intensive natural-gas production through hydraulic fracturing.

23 May 2019

EHEs may be no safer than traditional charcoal-based hookahs, study reveals

Waterpipe tobacco smoking, otherwise known as "hookah" or "shisha," is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, especially among youth.

23 May 2019

Higher education associated with later onset of Alzheimer's-related accelerated cognitive decline

Exercising the brain by learning and thinking is known to improve cognition. Now a new study by Stony Brook University researchers reveals that higher education is associated with later onset of Alzheimer's-related accelerated cognitive declines.

23 May 2019

Study finds hypertension in children exposed to flower pesticides

In a study published online May 21, 2019 in the journal Environmental Research, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found higher blood pressure and pesticide exposures in children associated with a heightened pesticide spraying period around the Mother's Day flower harvest.

23 May 2019

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Common genetic variant associated with increased food intake and weight gain

Thoughts on body image during pregnancy could indicate women’s emotional wellbeing

EU-funded researchers develop new therapeutic strategy for atherosclerosis

Study revolutionizes treatment principles for functional mitral regurgitation

Unlike men, women’s cognitive performance is best in warmer temperatures

Infants later diagnosed with autism do not initiate joint attention themselves, study finds

Novel technique that uses nanotechnology and photonics prevents bacterial infections on surgical implants

Drug routines of children with type 1 diabetes are disrupted during holidays

Skin patch may be useful in treating children with milk-induced EoE

New pain management program sends 92% cancer surgery patients home with no opioids

Important differences found in characteristics, progression of lupus among racial/ethnic groups

Study offers unique methods to determine individual's metal exposure and nutrition status

Study finds high trace metal exposure among pregnant women living near fracking wells in Canada

EHEs may be no safer than traditional charcoal-based hookahs, study reveals

Higher education associated with later onset of Alzheimer's-related accelerated cognitive decline

Study finds hypertension in children exposed to flower pesticides

New modeling study estimates cancer burden associated with poor diet among American adults

People undergoing surgery are getting older at faster rate, analysis reveals

Genetic variation in heart valve cells of developing fetus creates mitral valve prolapse

Blood donations could hold clues to dangerous genetic cholesterol condition

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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