Health
Study ties heart disease, diabetes to cannabis exposure in utero
Just because it's legal, doesn't mean it's safe.
Feb 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental Zika test under development
A collaboration of scientists including Professor Jean Patterson, Ph.D., of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, is working on a new way to detect Zika virus that will help guide clinicians in their treatment of patients ...
Jan 28, 2019
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Genetics
Interferon regulatory factor six mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida
Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such as spina bifida, suggests research by an international study team published ...
Jan 25, 2019
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Health
Study investigates socioeconomic disparities in nitrate levels in US drinking water
The first nationwide investigation of potential socioeconomic disparities in nitrate concentrations in US drinking water is reported in the open access journal Environmental Health. The authors, from Silent Spring Institute, ...
Jan 16, 2019
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Cardiology
Long-term survival rate of patients with cardiac defect called tetralogy of Fallot
A new study from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Masonic Cancer Center researchers, recently published in JAMA Cardiology, evaluated the long-term survival rate of patients with a very serious cardiac defect ...
Jan 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Screening all donated blood for Zika virus is not cost-effective in the United States
Universal screening of individual blood donations for Zika virus, which began in 2016, was not cost-effective in the 50 states during the first year. Widespread screening would only be cost-effective in the high mosquito ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Health
Guidelines for a healthy pregnancy
(HealthDay)—If you're pregnant you already know the importance of eating a healthful diet and taking prenatal vitamins, including folic acid and possibly B12 and iron supplements.
Dec 28, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study raises potential for development of skin microbiome-based acne treatments
Isotretinoin, a form of vitamin A, has been prescribed to treat acne for decades. It reduces oil production in the skin, which helps prevent acne from forming.
Dec 28, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study uncovers why Rift Valley fever is catastrophic to developing fetuses
Like Zika, infection with Rift Valley fever virus can go unnoticed during pregnancy, all the while doing irreparable—often lethal—harm to the fetus. The results of a new study, led by researchers at the University of ...
Dec 5, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biomarkers may predict Zika-related birth defects
USC researchers have identified biomarkers associated with severe birth defects in babies born to women infected with the Zika virus, a discovery that could lead to screening tests and a better understanding about how the ...
Nov 2, 2018
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