Diabetes :: Indigenous people are not genetically prone to diabetes
The high rate of diabetes among indigenous people is not due to their genetic heritage, according to a recently published study.
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Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer risk linked to epigenetic changes related to race, smoking and birth size
Women can encounter environmental factors that increase their risk of breast cancer at various periods of their physical development, beginning before birth and extending until menopause.
Sex Education :: 10-Year Government Evaluation of Abstinence-Only Programs Comes Up Empty
Today, the long-awaited federally funded evaluation of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs was released showing that the programs had no impact on teen behavior.
NHS :: A move to full shift-working could spell bad news for future health of NHS
The increase in shift-work among junior doctors could have a detrimental effect on the NHS of the future warns a junior doctor in this week?s BMJ.
Infant :: Different approach needed to protect brains of premature infants
A study of how the brain of a premature infant responds to injury has found vulnerabilities similar to those in the mature brain but also identified at least one significant difference, according to neuroscientists and neonatologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Infertility :: Researchers find gene mutation that causes infertility
Up to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age struggle with the heartache of infertility. Now there is the promise of new hope with Cornell researchers’ identification of a mutation in a gene that causes male infertility in mice.
Mammography :: Mammograms for women in their 40s should be based on individual cancer risks
Researchers advise clinicians to discuss the benefits and harms of screening with the patient, as well as each woman’s individual cancer risk and preference about screening.
Foot Care :: Washington University surgeon develops treatment for foot deformity
Children born with a foot deformity that causes them to have a rigid flatfoot once faced extensive surgery to fully correct the problem. A treatment developed by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has shown early success in correcting congenital vertical talus with minimal surgery in most cases.
HIV :: Drug used to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child damages DNA
HIV transmission from mother to child can occur in utero, during labor or from breastfeeding. If left untreated, approximately 25 percent of newborns exposed to the virus from their infected mothers will become infected themselves and potentially develop AIDS.
Pregnancy :: Multivitamins during pregnancy reduces low birth weight babies
Each year an estimated 20 million children are born with low birth weight worldwide, more than 95% of them in developing countries.