Medical research
Statins may shield unborn babies from mother's stress, study suggests
Statins could protect the hearts of babies in the womb from the adverse effects of their mother's stress, research suggests.
May 16, 2016
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News tagged with growth hormone
Diabetes
The experimental diet that mimics a rare genetic mutation
With the help of a small stool, Mercy Carrion clambers onto an examination table. The obese 50-year-old woman stands just 115.6 cm (3'9.5'') tall. Despite being overweight, Mercy shows no sign of developing diabetes and has ...
Apr 12, 2016
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Pediatrics
Aromatase inhibitors plus growth hormone may help short adolescent boys grow taller
Aromatase inhibitors, when used for up to three years in combination with growth hormone, may effectively and safely help very short adolescent boys grow taller, new research suggests. The study results will be presented ...
Apr 4, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
No clinical symptoms in study of Alzheimer's transmissibility
MedUni Vienna researchers have published the results of a clarifying research study on the potential transmissibility of Alzheimer's disease. Although the protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-β, might be ...
Mar 29, 2016
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Diabetes
New target, potential treatment found for unhealthy levels of fat that can occur in type 1 diabetes
Researchers have new insight into the complex interchange that can raise blood levels of unhealthy lipids, or fat, in type 1 diabetes, and early evidence that a drug under study to block cancer cell growth can restore healthier ...
Feb 8, 2016
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Pediatrics
In short children, a study highlights parents' concerns, reframes a long-running debate
Is short stature a problem? In particular, when it does not result from an underlying disease, does it justify giving a child nightly injections of human growth hormone?
Dec 10, 2015
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Medical research
New dwarfism drug shows how innovation can be done well
Sara was born on a rainy Sunday, the first child to her adoring and overwhelmed parents. Her mother's pregnancy had been uneventful, and all their antenatal tests normal.
Dec 3, 2015
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Medical research
Northern climes make a difference with growth hormone treatment
The rate of growth in children varies with the season while higher latitude and greater summer daylight exposure makes a significant difference in results for children treated with growth hormone, according to new research ...
Oct 28, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Growth hormone reduces risk of osteoporosis fractures in older women
For years after it was administered, growth hormone continued to reduce the risk of fractures and helped maintain bone density in postmenopausal women who had osteoporosis, according to a new study published in the Endocrine ...
Aug 27, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
How cancer abducts your immune cells – and what we can do about it
Cancer cells play it dirty to get what they want. They are survival artists with a strong criminal streak. They surround themselves with a protective shield of extra-cellular material and then secure supply lines by attracting ...
Jul 2, 2015
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