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Twin Brother may Reduce Sister's Fertility by 25 Percent

...tosterone in the womb in sheep recreates a similar syndrome to a condition called PCOS which is a known cause of infertility in humans," says Dr Laurence Shaw, a fertility expert at the London Bridge Fertility Centre and spokesman for the British Fertility Society. "Work is now needed to explore what mechanis...

Smokers Blow Their Infants Health into Thin Air

...ent is a known risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). They suggest that one reason for this could be an infant's proximity to parents' clothing or other objects contaminated with smoke particles. Over 6,000 children under the age of five die each year in United States alone due to second hand ...

Intake of Potatoes Boosts the Immune System

...cer and may also have an effect on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The decrease in white blood cells observed is therefore interesting, and a diet of resistant starch may be worth trying in IBS patients, an expert said....

New Definition Helps Identify Children at Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

... published in The Lancet(1) today. The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of the most dangerous risk factors fo...; and 16 or older. IDF suggests that the metabolic syndrome should not be diagnosed in children younger than 10, but that a strong message for weight reduction ...

SARS Patients Experience Mental Health Decline

...vors of the 2003 epidemic severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) recovered physically but many suffered ling...new study. The epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome (SARS) became a global epidemic in 2003. Most cases were in Asia, and the largest concentration of N...

First Gene Linked to Scoliosis Identified

...gene was missing or profoundly disrupted in a rare syndrome called CHARGE, babies born with which often die in...ees and did not have any illnesses, such as Marfan syndrome or cerebral palsy, which can also involve scoliosis. Upon analysing the data by conducting genome...

Patients With Alcohol Problem Need Mechanical Ventilation

...tical illnesses such as acute respiratory distress syndrome carry a high mortality largely because of limited ...pneumonia, and possibly acute respiratory distress syndrome may help to identify when preventative measures are necessary. Likewise, she added, patients shou...

Research Shows Way for Drug Therapy for Autism

...agues at MIT, were manipulated to model "fragile X syndrome (FXS)", the leading inherited cause of mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism. "The condition, tied to a mutated gene in the X chromosome, causes mild learning disabilities to severe autism," researcher Sumantra Chatterji at...

Meningitis Shots for Teens

...s of a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome among some teens and said it was investigating whether the vaccine caused the reaction, which has been associated with other vaccines, also....

Autistic Individuals can Be 'trained' to Comprehend Visual and Vocal Cues

... pervasive developmental disorder and Asperger's syndrome can be trained to understand the subtle meanings conveyed by a person's face and tone of voice. UCLA researchers have shown that ASD children can be trained with explicit instructions to pay more attention to facial expressions and tone of voice ...

Stressed Mice may Hold Clue to How Fat is Stored: Study

...ed during stress, leading to obesity and metabolic syndrome in mice on fatty diets. By injecting Y2R blockers into abdominal fat, however, they managed to ward off both obesity and metabolic disorders. With more than 300 million people worldwide suffering from obesity and 800 million more considered overw...

Good News for Sufferers of Heart Attack, Chest Pain

...ocardial infarction (STEMI), or had acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which includes non-STEMI heart attack and a kind of chest pain called unstable angina. Between 1999 and 2006, the use of heart-protecting drugs in these patients increased markedly, including use of aspirin, cholesterol-lowering statins, clo...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Associated With Slow Wave Activity During Sleep

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been associated with altered amounts of slow wave sleep, which could reflect reduced electroencephalograph (EEG) activity and impaired sleep regulation. A study published in the issue of the journal SLEEP finds that CFS is also associated ...

Anti-Epileptic Drug Intake May Result In Children With Mental Retardation

... children are suffering from fetal anti-convulsant syndrome because their mothers took valproate during pregnancy. The syndrome includes a range of neural, behavioral and physical disorders such as cleft palate and spina bifida,...

Clinical Approach Defined for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

...sis and subsequent treatment of superior vena cava syndrome in this weeks issue of the New England Journal of...ating patients who present with superior vena cava syndrome to evaluate the patient in a multidisciplinary fashion. 'The superior vena cava syndrome is often ...

Diet for Autism

... leaked into the body resulting in the leaky gut syndrome . According to one hypothetical theory, the by- products of gluten and casein metabolism modify the activity of opioids, a brain chemical, thereby, rupturing brain function. Another theory postulates that the leaky gut activates a negative immune re...

Babies Cot Dead - Why?

...others are more susceptible to sudden infant death syndrome or other serious illnesses is like putting together a massive jigsaw puzzle. What we have found is one piece of that puzzle, which we hope will lead us to discovering larger pieces. The researchers explained how low birth-weight infants are prone to...

Study Offers Clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

...o cardiomyopathy, informally known as broken heart syndrome because it is often preceded by an emotional or ph...copy. "We don't know why some women develop this syndrome after what appears to be minimal stress, while other women experience severely stressful events but ...

NIH Awards Emory $3.6 Million for Schizophrenia Gene Research

...rst involvement in a disorder other than fragile X syndrome in over a decade for Dr. Warren, who is well know for his discoveries regarding this frequent form of mental retardation. The Emory scientists are collaborating with Ann E. Pulver, ScD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopki...

Improved Communication may Help to Accept the Death of Loved Ones With Poise

...et had a lower prevalence of post-traumatic stress syndrome after 90 days (44.6% compared with 69.2% for famil...s of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress syndrome with those from other countries, he noted. We are looking forward to conducting international compar...

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