News tagged with swedish twins
Twin study: Diabetes significantly increases risk for Alzheimer's disease and other dementia
Diabetics have a significantly greater risk of dementia, both Alzheimer's disease — the most common form of dementia — and other dementia, reveals important new data from an ongoing study of twins. The risk of dementia is ...
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Cognitive problems common among non-demented elderly
Both subjective and objective cognitive impairment are highly common among non-demented elderly Swedes, with an overall prevalence of 39 percent and 25 percent respectively, according to a nationwide twin study by researchers ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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New research suggests birth weight plays a role in autism spectrum disorder
Although the genetic basis of autism is now well established, a growing body of research also suggests that environmental factors may play a role in this serious developmental disorder affecting nearly one in 100 children. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Surprising results in USC study of cancer surviving twins
(Medical Xpress) -- Older female cancer survivors are significantly more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment after diagnosis and treatment compared to their twin sibling with no history of ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Finland to boost web surveillance after Norway attacks
Finnish police said Monday they will monitor the Internet more rigorously for evidence of extremists plots following last week's twin massacres in neighbouring Norway.
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Climbing the social ladder seems to lessen high blood pressure risk
Social mobility - upwards - seems to curb the risk of developing high blood pressure among those born on the lower rungs of the ladder, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Swedish model slashes multiple-birth risk in IVF pregnancies
Swedish doctors on Monday presented a new method they said dramatically reduces the risk of multiple births from in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) without affecting chances of having a baby.
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Packing on the pounds in middle age linked to dementia
According to a new study, being overweight or obese during middle age may increase the risk of certain dementias. The research is published in the May 3, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 02, 2011 |
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Genes an important factor in urinary incontinence
Much of the risk of developing incontinence before middle age is determined by our genes. Genetic factors can explain half of people's susceptibility to urinary incontinence, a study of twins at the University of Gothenburg ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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30 new gene variants linked to Crohn's disease
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have found 30 new gene variants associated with the risk of Crohns disease. The results of the study provide valuable insight ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Parental infertility and cerebral palsy in children born spontaneously or after IVF/ICSI
Doctors have known for some time that children born after fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are at increased risk of cerebral palsy. However, it was not known ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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