Extra calcium during pregnancy has no benefits, except to prevent hypertension
Most physicians instruct pregnant women to increase their calcium intake, but a new evidence review of potential benefits of calcium supplementation for mom and baby found none, except for the prevention of ...
Health
Oct 07, 2011 |
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US not taking basic step to prevent toxoplasmosis in newborns, researcher contends
North American babies who acquire toxoplasmosis infections in the womb show much higher rates of brain and eye damage than European infants with the same infection, according to new research from the Stanford University School ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Diabetics' coronary calcium levels strongly linked to heart attack risk
Notable levels of calcium buildup in coronary arteries can be strong predictors of heart attacks and strokes in people with diabetes and metabolic syndrome, according to a study led by UC Irvine's Heart Disease Prevention ...
Cardiology
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Genetics may predict why calcium increases risk for prostate cancer
A study led by University of Southern California (USC) epidemiologists suggests that a high intake of calcium causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral.
Cancer
Sep 16, 2011 |
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New clues to molecular understanding of autism
The first transgenic mouse model of a rare and severe type of autism called Timothy Syndrome is improving the scientific understanding of autism spectrum disorder in general and may help researchers design more targeted interventions ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2011 |
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T-cell discovery holds promise for organ transplant and immunodeficiency treatment
University of British Columbia researchers have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding the activation of T-cells, white blood cells that find and kill viruses and bacteria but also participate in the rejection of transplanted ...
Medical research
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Vitamin D levels appear to be associated with risk of skin cancer, although relationship is complex
As an individual's level of vitamin D increases, the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) seems to increase as well, although factors such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure may complicate the relationship, according ...
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Aug 15, 2011 |
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Nerve identification technique during thyroid removal associated with fewer complications
During thyroidectomy (surgery to remove the thyroid gland), the technique surgeons use to identify an important nerve appears to make a difference in terms of complications such as impairment of the parathyroid glands (which ...
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Aug 15, 2011 |
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Study finds new role for protein in hearing
University of Iowa scientists have discovered a new role for a protein that is mutated in Usher syndrome, one of the most common forms of deaf-blindness in humans. The findings, which were published Aug. 8 in Nature Neuroscience, may he ...
Neuroscience
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Weakness in aging tied to leaky muscles
There is a reason exercise becomes more difficult with age. A report in the August Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, ties the weakness of aging to leaky calcium channels inside muscle cells. But there is some good n ...
Medical research
Aug 02, 2011 |
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Immunity restrained by ion influx
B cells maintain stockpiles of calcium ions (Ca2+), which are released during the course of the immune response. When the presence of a foreign antigen stimulates the B cell receptor (BCR) complex, t ...
Medical research
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Timothy syndrome mutations provide new insights into the structure of L-calcium channel
The human genome encodes 243 voltage-gated ion channels. Mutations in calcium channels can cause severe inherited diseases such as migraine, night blindness, autism spectrum disorders and Timothy syndrome, ...
Medical research
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Poor bone health may start early in people with multiple sclerosis
Osteoporosis and low bone density are common in people in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published in the July 12, 2011, print issue of Neurology.
Neuroscience
Jul 11, 2011 |
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CT angiography improves detection of heart disease in African-Americans
Researchers may have discovered one reason that African Americans are at increased risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.
Cardiology
Jun 28, 2011 |
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Combination of calcium, vitamin D reduces melanoma risks in some women
A combination of calcium and vitamin D may cut the chance of melanoma in half for some women at high risk of developing this life-threatening skin cancer, according to a new study by Stanford University School of Medicine ...
Cancer
Jun 27, 2011 |
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