Neuroscience
In utero conditions can affect a teen's brain development
A new study shows that what happens to a fetus in the womb can affect the brain later in life.
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Health
Harsh parenting, food insecurity predicts obesity for young women
The adolescent years can be full of changes, whether physical, emotional, or familial. A new study by Iowa State University researchers suggests that when these years include prolonged periods of food insecurity coupled with ...
Jul 7, 2016
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Medical research
New safety and efficacy evidence for mitochondrial donation revealed
A new IVF-based technique is likely to lead to normal pregnancies and reduce the risk that babies born will have mitochondrial disease, according to researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Disease at Newcastle ...
Jun 8, 2016
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Health
People with disabilities unite to create buzz on political fronts
There's a buzz penetrating the political scene this election year and it's coming from the world's largest minority group: people with disabilities.
May 27, 2016
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Diabetes
What your gut bacteria can tell you about type 2 diabetes
Identifying changes in the types and activities of microorganisms that live in the human gut could help early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D), a study by researchers from the Broad Institute in the US and Seoul National ...
Feb 16, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
Five early signs of autism
If you're a parent or caregiver who is concerned that your child may have Autism Spectrum Disorder, getting a diagnosis as soon as possible is important because early intervention can be the key to the most optimal outcomes.
Dec 7, 2015
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Genetics
Study reveals the genetic start-up of a human embryo
An international team of scientists led from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet has for the first time mapped all the genes that are activated in the first few days of a fertilized human egg. The study, which is being published ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Zebrafish model gives new insight on autism spectrum disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological condition that affects approximately two percent of people around the world. Although several genes have been linked to multiple concurring conditions of ASD, the process that ...
May 27, 2015
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Other
Research indicates our skin color is evolutionary gateway to vitamin D
All over the world, millions of people see skin color as a symbol of superiority or inferiority, whether they are conscious of it or not. Others see humanity's array of skin tones, from white to ocher to black, as a positive ...
Apr 24, 2015
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Pediatrics
Detained children risk life-long physical and mental harm
Many refugees and asylum seekers, including children, have experienced conflict, family separation and significant human rights violations, including torture, physical and sexual violence in their countries of origin and ...
Feb 19, 2015
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