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Study uncovers shift from cigarettes to vapes among pregnant teens with mixed impact on newborns' health

Study analyzed data from over 10,000 pregnant American teenagers to explore the impact of smoking cigarettes, vaping, or both on fetal health, particularly focusing on the likelihood of babies being small for gestational age (SGA). It revealed that cigarette use was associated with a higher risk of SGA, while no significant association was found between vaping and SGA.

13 Dec 2023

Scientists unlock secret to repairing malnourished children's guts

A clinical trial reported in 2021 and conducted by a team of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, showed that a newly designed therapeutic food aimed at repairing malnourished children's underdeveloped gut microbiomes was superior to a widely used standard therapeutic food.

13 Dec 2023

Understanding how proteasome dysfunction contributes to age-related cognitive decline

About 40 percent of people over age 65 suffer some form of age-related memory loss, which puts them at higher risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

13 Dec 2023

Genetic link to premature ovarian insufficiency explained: A mitochondrial perspective

Infertility affects around 48 million couples worldwide and can have various causes. In mammals, including humans, eggs are produced in the ovary.

13 Dec 2023

People with very irregular sleep patterns may have higher dementia risk

People who have very irregular sleep patterns may have a higher risk of dementia than those who have more regular sleep patterns, according to new research published in the December 13, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Dec 2023

Idiopathic hypersomnia may not be as rare as previously thought

People who are very sleepy during the day, despite a good night's rest, may have a sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia. New research has found this neurologic disorder may not be as rare as once thought.

13 Dec 2023

Study reveals treatment gaps and burden of symptoms among patients with microscopic colitis

It's a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the disease is poorly understood. Multiple factors work against the diagnosis of microscopic colitis, an inflammatory digestive disease, because the symptom distress compared to patients with other causes of chronic diarrhea remains unknown.

13 Dec 2023

Smaller mpox vaccine doses and intradermal delivery elicit detectable immune response, study shows

Delivering the two-dose mpox vaccine, called JYNNEOS, in smaller than the usual FDA-approved doses, and by injection between layers of the skin rather than by the standard route under the skin, produced a detectable immune response, a new study shows.

13 Dec 2023

St. Jude study sheds light on prediabetes prevalence and diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors

A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital sheds light on the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes in childhood cancer survivors for better prevention and treatment.

13 Dec 2023

Study reveals a fascinating link between regular exercise and better brain health

A fascinating link between regular exercise and better brain health has been revealed, according to an international study that included a team of clinical researchers from Pacific Neuroscience Institute's Brain Health Center, located at Providence Saint John's Health Center.

13 Dec 2023

New study unpacks the hidden power of breastfeeding

Breastfeeding, even partially alongside formula feeding, changes the chemical makeup - or metabolome - of an infant's gut in ways that positively influence brain development and may boost test scores years later, suggests new CU Boulder research.

13 Dec 2023

Yoga nidra practice improves sleep and enhances memory

Practicing yoga nidra - a kind of mindfulness training - might improve sleep, cognition, learning, and memory, even in novices, according to a pilot study publishing in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on December 13 by Karuna Datta of the Armed Forces Medical College in India, and colleagues.

13 Dec 2023

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Study uncovers shift from cigarettes to vapes among pregnant teens with mixed impact on newborns' health

Scientists unlock secret to repairing malnourished children's guts

Understanding how proteasome dysfunction contributes to age-related cognitive decline

Genetic link to premature ovarian insufficiency explained: A mitochondrial perspective

People with very irregular sleep patterns may have higher dementia risk

Idiopathic hypersomnia may not be as rare as previously thought

Study reveals treatment gaps and burden of symptoms among patients with microscopic colitis

Smaller mpox vaccine doses and intradermal delivery elicit detectable immune response, study shows

St. Jude study sheds light on prediabetes prevalence and diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors

Study reveals a fascinating link between regular exercise and better brain health

New study unpacks the hidden power of breastfeeding

Yoga nidra practice improves sleep and enhances memory

Deep learning models replicate human auditory processing

Diaphragm movement successfully controls third robotic arm in humans

Simple trick supercharges T cells to fight stubborn solid tumors

Research shows more people die from heart attacks during the winter holidays

Poor diet quality puts America's youth at risk for cardiometabolic diseases later in life

Climate change and the future of allergic disease management

Unraveling the stress-sleep connection in the brain

Unlocking the secrets of dopamine-driven learning in the brain

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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