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Gene therapy works in mice to prevent blindness that strikes boys

University of Florida scientists used a healthy human gene to prevent blindness in mice with a form of an incurable eye disease that strikes boys. Writing in the August issue of Molecular Therapy, scientists from the UF Genetics Institute describe how they successfully used gene therapy in mice to treat retinoschisis, a rare genetic disorder that is passed from mothers, who retain their s...

Bad blood between boys and girls

Women infected with dormant toxoplasmosis are more likely to give birth to boys than women who are Toxoplasma negative, according to research by S. Kankova and colleagues from the Departments of Parasitology, Microbiology and Zoology, Charles University; the Centre of Reproductive Medicine; and GynCentrum, in the Czech Republic. They found that the presence of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in t...

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Learning from the big boys: With technology, women urged to go gradual

That was one of the messages to come out of the recent Wisconsin program, where women-owned businesses were encouraged to le...

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Anorexia in boys is common too

Researchers from Spain noted that, similar to girls, boys with anorexia can develop debilitated bones as a result of the eating disorder. They also noted that anorexic boys, like girls with the disorder, can "catch-up" with their peers in bone strength if they return to normal weights.// Dr. Josefina Castro of the Hospital Clinic Universities, demonstrated "that young boys with a rela...

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

According to researchers, scientists, having sons cut mothers' lives short, looking at families 250 years back. They felt that the pattern might still be seen in developing countries today. The team from Toronto looked at church records// for the Sanu people, who lived in Scandinavia between the 18th and 20th centuries. The Sanu depended on reindeer herding, fishing and hunting for th...

Boys demand more than girls, even before birth

Swedish and American researchers have solved the puzzle of why baby boys are so much bigger at birth than girls, their mothers eat more during pregnancy. Women carrying male embryos consume about 10 percent more calories, eight percent more protein and have a higher intake of carbohydrates and animal and vegetable fats. It is widely accepted that on average newborn boys are heavier than n...

Girls Hit Tanning Booths More Than Boys

White American teenage girls are more likely to use indoor tanning booths than boys and to use them more frequently, says a Case Western Reserve University study.// The study found nearly 37 percent of white teenage girls have used an indoor tanning facility at least once, and nearly 30 percent of them reported using a tanning booth three or more times. The percentage of gir...

Math Learning Disorder Higher in Boys

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a recently published study, Mayo Clinic researchers determined Math Learning Disorder (LD) is common among school-age children. Results show that boys are more likely to have Math LD than girls.//he research also indicates that although a child can have a Math LD and a reading LD, a substantial percentage of children have Math LD alone. In fact, the cumulative incid...

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Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Provides Significant Effectiveness in ADHD Symptom Relief in Both Boys and Girls

SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plcannounced today that DAYTRANA(TM) (methylphenidate transdermalsystem), its Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patch,had significant efficacy in reducing the symptoms of ADHD in bothmale and female children aged 6 to 12 years, according to clinicaltrial results reported at the American Psychiatric Association(APA) ann...