Postpartum anxiety delays puberty in offspring
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Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters, according to a new study conducted in mice.
Rutgers research tackles childhood epilepsy
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Rutgers researchers have discovered a potential new way to treat childhood epilepsy using a widely available therapeutic drug.
Natural hormone offers hope for treatment of the metabolic syndrome
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Angiotensin 1-7, a hormone in the body that has cardiovascular benefits, improves the metabolic syndrome in rats, according to a new study.
Bisphenol A exposure in pregnant mice permanently changes DNA of offspring
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Exposure during pregnancy to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, found in many common plastic household items, is known to cause a fertility defect in the mother's offspring in animal studies, and now researchers have found ...
Study: Depending on the problem, media may be an escape or a way to cope
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2009 |
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The last thing most people in a bad love affair want to do is to read informational articles about romance. But people facing financial difficulties often choose to read articles which may help them cope with their money ...
USA Today to introduce digital edition, for a fee
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(AP) -- The new publisher of USA Today plans to introduce an electronic replica of the printed newspaper and charge readers for it.
Availability of diagnostic tests drive success in hospitalist-run short-stay units
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The most important factors for a successful stay in hospital short-stay units (SSUs) are the types of diagnostic tests performed and whether or not specialty consultations are needed. When hospitalists staff these units, ...
2 signals -- from within and out of cell -- specify motor neuron differentiation
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Two signals - an external one from retinoic acid and an internal one from the transcription factor Neurogenin2 - cooperate to activate chromatin (the basic material of chromosomes) and help determine that certain nerve progenitor ...
Parents key in new measure to evaluate language in children with autism
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2009 |
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A new parent questionnaire, developed at the University of Waterloo, will help health practitioners to more accurately gauge the acquisition of language skills in children with autism.
Pre-pregnancy depressed mood may heighten risk for premature birth
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Researchers trying to uncover why premature birth is a growing problem in the United States and one that disproportionately affects black women have found that pre-pregnancy depressive mood appears to be a risk factor in ...
Neural mechanism supports survival in an uncertain world
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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A new study uncovers a pivotal role for the human frontal lobe in the promotion of behavioral flexibility during voluntary choice. The work, published by Cell Press in journal Neuron, presents a critical new neural mechan ...
Team led by Scripps research scientists finds new way that cells fix damage to DNA
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A team of researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and other institutions has discovered a new way by which DNA repairs itself, a process that is critical to the protection of the genome, and integral to prevention of ...
Trimming the fat boosts blood recovery after marrow transplant
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Seeking ways to improve blood recovery after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered that fat cells, which accumulate in bone marrow as people age, inhibit the marrow's ...
Breakthrough could lead to new antimicrobial drugs
Medicine & Health / Medications
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After 25 years of painstaking studies - led by Professor Ian Booth at the University of Aberdeen and Dr Tarmo Roosild at Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas - scientists have figured out the mechanics of 'channels' in bacteria ...
Early Detection of Osteoarthritis in Dogs Could Open Doors for a Cure
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Osteoarthritis is commonly diagnosed in the late and irreversible stages, when treatment can only be expected to decrease pain and slow progression of disease. Because osteoarthritis is a widespread problem in dogs, horses ...
