Neuroscience

Fetal alcohol exposure affects brain structure in children

Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure and metabolism that are visible using various imaging techniques, according to a new study being presented today at the annual meeting ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hepatitis risk a concern for baby boomers

(Medical Xpress)—Older adults are asking more questions about liver health now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has formally called for baby boomers to get tested for Hepatitis C, says Dr. Luis Balart, ...

Diabetes

Number of U.S. kids with diabetes could skyrocket, study finds

(HealthDay)—If the current trends in diabetes for young people stay the same, rates of type 2 diabetes will rise by 49 percent by 2050, and rates of type 1 diabetes will increase by 23 percent, according to new government ...

Neuroscience

Study supports link between stress, epileptic seizures

(HealthDay)—Scientists have long thought that stress plays a role in epileptic seizures, and new evidence suggests that epilepsy patients who believe this is the case experience a different brain response when faced with ...

Health

Obesity rates rise among Mexican-Americans: report

(HealthDay) -- The obesity rate among Mexican-American adults aged 20 to 74 increased from about 21 percent to nearly 35 percent between 1982 and 2006, a new federal report reveals.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US warns over deadly, hard-to-treat bacteria (Update)

A deadly strain of hard-to-treat bacteria is spreading in US health facilities, posing a particular risk to the nation's most vulnerable patients, authorities said in a report on Tuesday.

HIV & AIDS

New drug approved to treat HIV-1

(HealthDay)—Tivicay (dolutegravir) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat infection with HIV-1, a strain of the virus that causes AIDS.

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