News tagged with syndrome
Ocular complications common after pediatric HSCT
(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), complications are common, but are generally mild and self-limiting, according to a study published online Feb. ...
Ophthalmology
Mar 01, 2013 |
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About 15 percent of patients with Wolfram syndrome do not meet current diagnostic criteria
Researchers at IDIBELL and CIBERER Virginia Nunes and Miguel López de Heredia have collected data from 400 patients with Wolfram syndrome published worldwide in the last fifteen years to better understand the natural history ...
Genetics
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Marine compound discovery shows promise of improved drug treatment for COPD patients
(Medical Xpress)—Pharmacy researchers at the University of Florida have isolated a new marine compound they believe may lead to improved drug therapies for pulmonary diseases by inhibiting their progression rather than ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Women's iron intake may help to protect against pre-menstrual syndrome
Women who reported eating a diet rich in iron were 30 to 40 percent less likely to develop pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) than women who consumed lower amounts, in a study reported this week by researchers at the University ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Infant mortality risk increases with maternal alcohol use
(HealthDay)—Maternal alcohol-use disorder increases the risk of both sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and non-SIDS-related infant mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in Pediatrics.
Pediatrics
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Giving a voice to kids with Down syndrome
Researchers from the University of Alberta are helping children with Down syndrome who stutter find their voice and speak with ease.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Certain mutations affect kidney disease risk and prognosis
Certain gene mutations affect individuals' risk of developing a serious kidney condition, as well as their prognosis after being diagnosed with the disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...
Genetics
Feb 21, 2013 |
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New death from SARS-like virus in Saudi, WHO reports
Another person suffering from a SARS-like virus has died in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization said Thursday, bringing the worldwide number of fatalities from the mystery illness to seven.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Why some soldiers develop PTSD while others don't
Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Fast food makes up 11 percent of calories in US diet, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—Fast food fare from restaurants such as McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Pizza Hut accounted for more than 11 percent of the calories in American adults' daily diets in recent years, federal ...
Health
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Why living against the clock is a risky business
Living against the clock—working late-night shifts or eating at inappropriate times, for example—can come with real health risks, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes among them. Now, researchers reporting in Current Bi ...
Medical research
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Signaling pathway linked to fetal alcohol risk: Molecular switch promises new targets for diagnosis, therapy
Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading preventable cause of developmental disorders in developed countries. And fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a range of alcohol-related birth defects that includes fetal alcohol syndrome, ...
Medical research
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Fragile X makes brain cells talk too much, research shows
The most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, fragile X syndrome, turns some brain cells into chatterboxes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report.
Neuroscience
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased deaths after heart attacks
Air pollution contributes to an increased number of deaths among patients who have been admitted to hospital with heart attacks, according to a study published online today (Wednesday) in the European Heart Journal.
Cardiology
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Family seeks answers in Down Syndrome son's death
(AP)—A lawyer for the family of a man with Down syndrome who died while being escorted from a movie theater says the grieving family is seeking answers after the death, which was ruled a homicide.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 19, 2013 |
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