Archive: 05/01/2016

Use of oral antifungal medication during pregnancy, risk of spontaneous abortion

In an analysis of approximately 1.4 million pregnancies in Denmark, use of the oral antifungal medication fluconazole during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous abortion compared with risk among ...

Jan 5, 2016

Twin study estimates familial risks of 23 different cancers

A large new study of twins has found that having a twin sibling diagnosed with cancer poses an excess risk for the other twin to develop any form of cancer. Among the 23 different types of cancer studied, an excess familial ...

Jan 5, 2016

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Mental Synthesis experiment could teach us more about our imagination

While there is general consensus that the ability to imagine a never-before-seen object or concept is a unique and distinctive human trait, there is little that we know about the neurological mechanism behind it. Neuroscientist ...

Jan 5, 2016

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Changes in brain connectivity protect against developing bipolar disorder

Naturally occurring changes in brain wiring can help patients at high genetic risk of developing bipolar disorder avert the onset of the illness, according to a new study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine ...

Jan 5, 2016

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Study details how good bacteria might help prevent middle ear infections and pneumonia

A new study from the Forsyth Institute is helping to shed more light on the important connections among the diverse bacteria in our microbiome. According to research published in mBio, scientists at Forsyth, led by Dr. Katherine ...

Jan 5, 2016