Cigarette smoke may rob children of needed antioxidants
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Children exposed to cigarette smoke have lower levels of antioxidants, which help the body defend itself against many biological stresses.
Non-wovens as scaffolds for artificial tissue
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In future, cartilage, tendon and blood vessel tissue will be produced in the laboratory, with cells being grown on a porous frame, such as non-wovens. A new software program helps to characterize ...
Seeing invisible resin
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When manufacturing chipboards, it is important to correctly distribute the resin on the wood shavings. Researchers are now developing a measuring technique that makes it possible to monitor the application ...
Delirium may cause rapid cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer's patients who didn't experience ...
Research shows wide age gap between possible and actual autism diagnosis (w/Video)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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"Timely identification and diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can impact a child's development and is the key to opening the door to the services and therapies available to children with autism," says Paul Shattuck, ...
Hypertensive kids more likely to have learning/attention problems
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Children who have high blood pressure are more likely to have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children who are not hypertensive. They are also more likely to have a higher body ...
Iron deficiency in womb may delay brain maturation in preemies
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Iron plays a large role in brain development in the womb, and new University of Rochester Medical Center research shows an iron deficiency may delay the development of auditory nervous system in preemies. This delay could ...
Animals on runways can cause serious problems at small airports
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It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a potentially deadly combination.
Relapse common among women who stop taking antidepressant medication for premenstrual syndrome
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About half of women whose symptoms of severe premenstrual syndrome are relieved by the antidepressant sertraline appear to experience relapse within six to eight months after stopping medication, according to a report in ...
Helping doctors ask about drug, alcohol problems
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(AP) -- If more doctors started asking, would more drug and alcohol abusers 'fess up so they could get help?
New approach promises greater success for predicting drug safety
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Adverse reactions to drugs represent one of the leading causes of death in the United States. But there may be a way to predict who is most likely to suffer a toxic side effect to a drug before they have even taken it.
New target identified for potential treatment of retinopathy in premature babies
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Results of a study in mice by researchers at the University of California, San Diego strongly suggest that the protein kinase JNK1 plays a key role in the development of retinopathy in premature infants. Their findings, ...
Schoolkids get 'flu days' even as CDC reconsiders
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(AP) -- Federal health officials said Monday they were rethinking their advice that schools consider closing for as long as two weeks because of swine flu, a recommendation that has already given an unscheduled ...
How will the uninsured fare in swine flu outbreak?
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(AP) -- Swine flu could shine a glaring light on the best and worst about American-style health care.
Michelin steers iPhone users to fine dining
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Venerable dining guide Michelin on Monday expanded its menu of iPhone applications that steer users of the popular Apple smartphones to fine restaurants in cities they may be roaming.
