Archive: 27/09/2018

Vitamin D supplements may promote weight loss in obese children

Vitamin D supplements may promote weight loss and reduce risk factors for future heart and metabolic disease in overweight and obese children, according to research presented today at the 57th Annual European Society for ...

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First-born children more likely to learn about sex from parents

Birth order may play a significant role in how children learn about sex, especially for boys, according to a new study published in the journal Sex Education.

Sep 27, 2018

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Stillbirth reduction strategy remains unproven, study finds

A care package aimed at reducing the risk of babies being stillborn may offer marginal benefit, research suggests.

Sep 27, 2018

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New England Journal of Medicine's longtime editor to retire

Dr. Jeffrey Drazen, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, said Thursday he is planning to retire within a year after nearly two decades at the publication.

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Study of children in Romanian orphanages tells cautionary tale about family separation

Many migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S. border, some of them very young, have landed in shelters where they often experience stress, neglect and minimal social and cognitive stimulation. The latest ...

Sep 27, 2018

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Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous germs—new study

Without timely intervention, privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to new research published in the American Journal of Infection Control ...

Sep 27, 2018

'Cellular memory' of DNA damage in oocyte quality control

Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout their lifetime. This reserve of eggs is selected from a much larger pool of millions of precursor cells, or oocytes, that form during fetal ...

Sep 27, 2018

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Deaths of despair in the era of Donald Trump: The opioid epidemic is just part of the problem

Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60 000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines in life expectancy relative to other countries and in various measures of psychosocial well-being have been observed starting ...

Sep 27, 2018

A breakthrough in the hunt for a vaccine against foal pneumonia

A vaccine against deadly foal pneumonia might finally be within reach, thanks to Morris Animal Foundation-funded research conducted at two major universities. The breakthrough could potentially save the lives of thousands ...

Sep 27, 2018

The hormone FGF23 is linked to structural deficits in the brain

Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have uncovered mechanisms by which high levels of a hormone called FGF23 can reduce brain health.

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Archive: 27/09/2018

Vitamin D supplements may promote weight loss in obese children

First-born children more likely to learn about sex from parents

Stillbirth reduction strategy remains unproven, study finds

New England Journal of Medicine's longtime editor to retire

Study of children in Romanian orphanages tells cautionary tale about family separation

Hospital privacy curtains may harbor dangerous germs—new study

'Cellular memory' of DNA damage in oocyte quality control

Deaths of despair in the era of Donald Trump: The opioid epidemic is just part of the problem

A breakthrough in the hunt for a vaccine against foal pneumonia

The hormone FGF23 is linked to structural deficits in the brain

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