News tagged with aging disease
Both maternal and paternal age linked to autism
Older maternal and paternal age are jointly associated with having a child with autism, according to a recently published study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Study finds prior preterm delivery indicates subsequent baby will be small even if carried to term
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that women who deliver their first baby ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Identical twins reveal mechanisms behind aging
In a recent study led by Uppsala University, the researchers compared the DNA of identical (monozygotic) twins of different age. They could show that structural modifications of the DNA, where large or small DNA segments ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Study shows Alzheimer's disease may spread by 'jumping' from one brain region to another
For decades, researchers have debated whether Alzheimer's disease starts independently in vulnerable brain regions at different times, or if it begins in one region and then spreads to neuroanatomically connected areas. A ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Researchers visualize the development of Parkinson's cells
In the US alone, at least 500,000 people suffer from Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to control his or her movement. New technology from the University of Bonn in Germany lets ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Vitamin D could help combat the effects of aging in eyes
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found that vitamin D reduces the effects of ageing in mouse eyes and improves the vision of older mice significantly. The researchers ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Over-65s are frequent binge drinkers: US study
Binge drinking is more common in the United States than previously thought, particularly among young adults, though the most frequent offenders are over 65, said a US government study on Tuesday.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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NY bill would require bachelor's degrees for RNs
(AP) -- New registered nurses would have to earn bachelor's degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, ...
Dec 30, 2011 |
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Young women may reduce heart disease risk eating fish with omega 3 fatty acids
Young women may reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease simply by eating more fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Oxidative stress: Less harmful than suspected?
Arterial calcification and coronary heart disease, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, cancer and even the aging process itself are suspected to be partially caused or accelerated ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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New study supports mammography screening at 40
Women in their 40s with no family history of breast cancer are just as likely to develop invasive breast cancer as are women with a family history of the disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Nov 29, 2011 |
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IBD patients face increased skin cancer risk
Certain patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have an increased risk of skin cancer, which is intensified by the use of immunosuppressant medications , according to two new studies in Gastroenterology, the of ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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1 in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030
(AP) -- The International Diabetes Federation predicts that at least one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030, according to its latest statistics.
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Study finds shifting disease burden following universal Hib vaccination
Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b, or Hib, once the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in children, has dramatically reduced the incidence of Hib disease in young children over the past 20 years, according ...
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Sowing the seeds of the obesity epidemic in babyhood
The growth charts pediatricians use at well-baby visits can predict a baby's risk for obesity later in life, finds a population-based study from Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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