Breastfeeding may help prevent hyperactivity in kids
Breastfeeding may help protect children against ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), according to a new study published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine.
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BioMed Central announces new partnership with the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine
( BioMed Central ) Open access publisher BioMed Central is proud to announce a new partnership with The Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine, to launch the new journal entitled Journal of Intensive Care.
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Simple New Test Predicts Future Risk for Serious Cardiac Events
Promising new research published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reveals a simple blood test capable of predicting a heart patient’s near-term risk of suffering a heart attack or even death.
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PET/CT may enhance detection of inflammatory bowel diseases in the future
Inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, may be detected and monitored more effectively in the future with positron emission tomography/computed tomography, according to research published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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Researchers Discover Key Protein In Development Of Parkinson's Disease
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online By working with mouse and fruit fly hearts, researchers at Washington University ( WUSTL ) School of Medicine, St. Louis identified a key protein that has a connection with Parkinson’s disease and heart failure. According to a new report in the journal Science , a protein known as mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) is the missing link in the chain-reaction …
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Sickle cell disease accounts for many priapism cases
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thanks to commercials for erectile dysfunction drugs, men know to seek medical attention for “erections lasting more than four hours,” but a new study suggests a blood disorder is the cause of many prolonged erections.
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Study Sheds New Light On Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease
New light has been shed on how neuronal metabolism relates to the development of Alzheimer's disease in a recent study. The research was conducted by scientists from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
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Ordinary Skin Cells Morphed into Functional Brain Cells
Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders. This discovery appears today in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
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NIH-Funded Researchers Create Next-Generation Alzheimer's Disease Model
A new genetically engineered lab rat that has the full array of brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease supports the idea that increases in a molecule called beta-amyloid in the brain causes the disease, according to a study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
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New gluten free grain for people with coeliac disease: Sorghum
New biochemical evidence shows that the cereal grain sorghum is a safe food for people with coeliac disease, according to new research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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