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Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants--an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces--born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy.

18 Sep 2018

MoreGrasp reports breakthrough development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control

The beginning of the MoreGrasp project was marked by the idea of a groundbreaking further development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control.

18 Sep 2018

Lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain play crucial role in multiple sclerosis, research suggests

Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

18 Sep 2018

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

Clinicians, scientists and public health professionals should proudly "declare victory" in their efforts to extend the human lifespan to its very limits, according to University of Illinois at Chicago epidemiologist S. Jay Olshansky.

18 Sep 2018

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a three-year, $1,118,556 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to investigate a new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease, a common and potentially serious circulatory problem. More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from the condition.

18 Sep 2018

Neuroscientists identify circuit for brain's statistical inference about motion

As the eye tracks a bird flying past, the muscles that pan the eyeballs to keep the target in focus set their pace not only on the speed they see, but also on a reasonable estimate of the speed they expect from having watched birds before.

18 Sep 2018

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in womb may have worse lung function

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in the womb go on to have worse lung function in childhood, according to new research presented today at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

18 Sep 2018

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

The implementation of a new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system did not solve many of the inequities that low-income and minority kidney disease patients face, Drexel University College of Medicine researchers found in a new study published recently in the journal Clinical Transplantation.

18 Sep 2018

Targeted Lung Denervation procedure significantly reduces COPD problems

First results from a clinical trial of a procedure to open obstructed airways in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have shown that it significantly reduces problems associated with the disease and is safe.

18 Sep 2018

More women veterans with chronic pain use CIH therapies than men

A recent major shift in practice by the Veterans Health Administration now means that complementary and integrative health therapies such as meditation, yoga and acupuncture are increasingly being offered to VA patients as non-drug approaches for pain management and related conditions, says Elizabeth Evans, an epidemiology researcher in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

18 Sep 2018

Silicone breast implants may increase risk of rare adverse outcomes in women

Women receiving silicone breast implants may be at increased risk of several rare adverse outcomes compared to the general population, reports a study in Annals of Surgery.

18 Sep 2018

Study reveals prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among American adults

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that type 2 diabetes remains overwhelmingly the most common type of diabetes diagnosed in American adults who have the disease.

18 Sep 2018

Concern over fussy eating prompts parents to use non-responsive feeding practices

Although fussy eating is developmentally normal and transient phase for most children, the behavior can be stressful for parents.

18 Sep 2018

Two-minute bursts of in-class exercise breaks do not disrupt learning and teaching

As childhood obesity rates rise and physical education offerings dwindle, elementary schools keep searching for ways to incorporate the federally mandated half-hour of physical activity into the school day.

18 Sep 2018

Resveratrol decreases pain severity and levels of inflammatory biomarkers in osteoarthritis patients

In what researchers state is the first pilot clinical trial to assess the effects of resveratrol on pain severity and levels of inflammatory biomarkers in patients with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis, the scientists compared treatment with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug combined with either resveratrol or placebo over 90 days.

18 Sep 2018

ASPREE trial explores whether low dose aspirin can prolong good health in elderly people

The ASPREE trial of more than 19,000 participants in Australia and the US is the largest and most comprehensive study to look at whether the many millions of older people around the world who take (100mg) low dose aspirin to preserve good health are deriving any benefit by doing so.

18 Sep 2018

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Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

MoreGrasp reports breakthrough development of grasp neuroprosthetics activated by thought control

Lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain play crucial role in multiple sclerosis, research suggests

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

NIH funds CWRU to investigate new imaging approach for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease

Neuroscientists identify circuit for brain's statistical inference about motion

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in womb may have worse lung function

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

Targeted Lung Denervation procedure significantly reduces COPD problems

More women veterans with chronic pain use CIH therapies than men

Silicone breast implants may increase risk of rare adverse outcomes in women

Study reveals prevalence of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes among American adults

Concern over fussy eating prompts parents to use non-responsive feeding practices

Two-minute bursts of in-class exercise breaks do not disrupt learning and teaching

Resveratrol decreases pain severity and levels of inflammatory biomarkers in osteoarthritis patients

ASPREE trial explores whether low dose aspirin can prolong good health in elderly people

UNIST and Ulsan initiate research collaboration to develop human organs-on-chips

Sleep apnea, congenital heart disease in hospitalized infants strongly associated with death

Epidural stimulation aids in recovery of individuals with spinal cord injury

Study confirms link between use of muscle relaxants and respiratory complications

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