Suppressing growth hormone in early adulthood may prevent cancer
A modest suppression of growth hormone and related compounds beginning in early adulthood may delay the onset or progression of several types of cancer, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and other centers reported today at ENDO 2005, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in San Diego. Suppression of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) also...Abuse in Childhood Could Result In Heart Disease in Adulthood
Abused and neglected children are much more likely to develop ischemic heart disease as adults than children who were not abused or neglected //, according to a new study. Stressful childhoods could lead to self-destructive behaviors such as smoking, drug abuse, and inactivity. This may contribute to the increased risk for heart disease, according to the study. Results show adults who ex...Weight and size at birth predicts mortality in adulthood
Small body size at birth, as a marker of an adverse intrauterine environment could be an important risk factor for // death from cardiovascular disease, according to the study published in International Journal of Epidemiology.. The findings was obtained by studying 13830 individuals born between 1924 and 1944 in Finland. Subsequently data pertaining to the primary causes of death between...Is low birth weight related to psychological distress in adulthood?
Being underweight at the period of gestation has a profound effect on the psychological behavior in adulthood. It has been found // that although children even if born full term but weighing below 5.5 lbs are at 50% risk towards psychological distress in their adulthood. This being the same after taking into consideration various factors likes father’s social class, adult marital status...Children Of Alcoholics Tend to Become Drug Abusers In Adulthood
A new study conducted by David Flora, PhD of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (now at York University), and Laurie Chassin, PhD of Arizona State University//, says that parental alcoholism is directly linked to illicit drug well into adulthood. It is generally known that children of alcoholics (COA's) suffer because of their parent's abusive habits, but this is the first time...Childhood Cancer Survivors May Suffer Health Problems in Adulthood
Children with cancer have almost a 80% chance of winning a battle with cancer, as opposed to adults, and children who were diagnosed for cancer 20 to 30 years ago.// A recent report has explained that despite braving odds and coming out of cancer, this does not absolve them from the risks of long-term health problems in adulthood. One of the co-authors of the Childhood Cancer Survivor...