Researchers from France and the UK who reviewed the scientific literature found that drinking alcohol during pregnancy was linked to a significantly higher risk of children developing a rare form of leukemia called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). You can read about the study, led by Dr Paule Latino-Martel, research director at the Research Center for… Continue reading
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The area of brain that causes autism may be shown in age under two with magnetic resonance
Brain changes associated with the most common cause of mental retardation can be seen in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of children as young as one to three years old, according to a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Stanford University. “This means that the brain changes that… Continue reading
In UK all nurses will trained in dementia care
Alzheimer‘s Society is today calling for all nursing staff to receive mandatory training in dementia care as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) close their consultation. Alzheimer’s Society has made recommendations on how dementia should be included in NMC standards. ‘People with dementia occupy up to a quarter of hospital beds at any one time… Continue reading
The impact of smoking scenes on TV and home on children
Viewing smoking scenes in movies is a significant risk factor for smoking among older teens and young adults, one new study concludes, while another reports that even as public smoking has largely been banned, poor kids are still facing significant exposure to secondhand smoke at home. Both studies are in this month’s issue of Pediatrics.… Continue reading
First Fully automated tuberculosis detection system
Guardian Technologies International, Inc. (OTCBB: GDTI) announced that it has joined forces with two prominent industry leaders in laboratory solutions, Prior Scientific and Olympus Soft Imaging , to create and accelerate the integration of Guardian’s Signature Mapping™ (SM TBDx™) diagnostic software into a first-of-its-kind, fully automated sputum microscopy solution for the computer-aided-detection of tuberculosis. A… Continue reading
Spray helps to improve men’s sensitivity
48 healthy males participated in the experiment. Half received an oxytocin nose spray at the start of the experiment, the other half a placebo. The researchers then showed their test subjects photos of emotionally charged situations in the form of a crying child, a girl hugging her cat, and a grieving man. The test subjects… Continue reading
The climate take influence of human health
A report just released by a federal working group highlights 11 key categories of diseases and other health consequences that are occurring or will occur due to climate change. The report, A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change, provides a starting point for coordination of federal research to better understand climate’s impact on human health.… Continue reading
According research chocolate is linked with depresive symptoms
Women and men eat more chocolate as depressive symptoms increase, suggesting an association between mood and chocolate, say researchers at the University of California School of Medicine in San Diego. Results of this paper, co-authored by Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at UCSD School of Medicine, will appear in the April 26… Continue reading