Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 15, 2023
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A first-of-its-kind study led by Duke-NUS Medical School has shown that prior maternal immunity to the dengue virus substantially increases the risk of severe birth defects induced by Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
Nov 13, 2023
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The importance of accurate prenatal diagnosis in preventing birth abnormalities cannot be overstated. Traditional karyotyping (a test to examine chromosomes in a sample of cells) dates back to the late 1960s and is well-established, ...
Oct 26, 2023
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A potentially deadly infection carried by mosquitoes may be more prevalent than once thought, U.S. health officials report.
Oct 19, 2023
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Researchers at Children's National Hospital used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to find new biomarkers that reveal how congenital heart disease (CHD) changes an unborn baby's brain chemistry, providing early clues that could ...
Oct 10, 2023
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The offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer face a higher risk of birth defects, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.
Oct 6, 2023
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Researchers at Tulane University have shown for the first time that mothers are much less likely to transmit a common virus known to cause miscarriages and birth defects if they are exposed to the virus prior to becoming ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Cancer ravaged Brian Bennerotte's body and those of many around him—his father, five brothers and his sister—as well as others along the gravel road where they grew up in southeast Minnesota.
Oct 5, 2023
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Don't worry about your hips or knees as you age. Arthritis in those joints isn't inevitable. Keep doing the activities you enjoy. Those hopeful words come from Rafael Sierra, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic specializing ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Don't worry about your hips or knees as you age. Arthritis in those joints isn't inevitable. Keep doing the activities you enjoy. Those hopeful words come from Rafael Sierra, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic specializing ...
Sep 27, 2023
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