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Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may adversely affect children's mental development

A study of around 1,000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children's mental development. The research raises concerns that t ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry

With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition. A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry adds substantially to the st ...

Medical research created May 16, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Flame retardants may be toxic to children

Chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used for decades to reduce fires in everyday products such as baby strollers, carpeting and electronics. A new study to be presented on Monday, May 6, at the ...

Pediatrics created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Relationship of medical interventions in childhood and prevalence of later intellectual disability

A study by Jeffrey P. Brosco, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Miami, Florida, and colleagues examines the relationship between medical interventions in early childhood and the increasing prevalence of later intellectual ...

Pediatrics created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Subclinical thyroid condition associated with increased cardiovascular mortality

Having high thyroid activity, and even "high-normal" levels, is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, according to work which has received an award at the European Congress of Endocrinology ...

Cancer created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chernobyl follow-up study finds high survival rate among young thyroid cancer patients

More than a quarter of a century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, many children and teenagers who developed thyroid cancer due to radiation are in complete or near remission, according to a recent study accepted for ...

Cancer created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study to treat deadly form of thyroid cancer shows promise, researchers say

(Medical Xpress)—A combination of therapies may prove to be a promising advance for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer based on results of a phase I clinical trial, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

Cancer created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Electrical pulse treatment pokes holes in hard-to-treat tumors

A new, minimally invasive treatment that tears microscopic holes in tumors without harming healthy tissue is a promising treatment for challenging cancers, suggests a preliminary study being presented at the Society of Interventional ...

Cancer created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Association between genetic mutation and risk of death for patients with thyroid cancer

Presence of the genetic mutation BRAF V600E was significantly associated with increased cancer-related death among patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC); however, because overall mortality in PTC is low and the association ...

Cancer created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers help test cancer drug in clinical trial leading to FDA approval

The FDA has approved a thyroid cancer drug successfully tested at Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials, a partnership of Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

Cancer created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People with type 1 diabetes at risk of thyroid disease

(HealthDay)—People who have type 1 diabetes are more likely than others to develop an autoimmune thyroid condition.

Diabetes created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women live longer, but have a lower quality of life

To mark International Women's Day on 8th March 2013, the Institute of Gender Medicine at the MedUni Vienna has presented an alarming result obtained from gender-specific research. According to recent studies, ...

Health created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thyroid hormones reduce damage and improve heart function after myocardial infarction in rats

Thyroid hormone treatment administered to rats at the time of a heart attack (myocardial infarction) led to significant reduction in the loss of heart muscle cells and improvement in heart function, according to a study published ...

Medical research created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small cancer risk after Fukushima accident, WHO reports (Update 2)

Two years after Japan's nuclear plant disaster, an international team of experts said Thursday that residents of areas hit by the highest doses of radiation face an increased cancer risk so small it probably ...

Health created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug shown to reverse radioiodine resistance in some advanced thyroid cancers

The experimental drug selumetinib may allow some patients with advanced thyroid cancer to overcome resistance to radioiodine (RAI), the most effective therapy for the disease, according to new research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering ...

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0