Pediatrics
Playing it safe: Why parents need to let children take risks when they play
New research reveals that parents' tolerance of risk and injury is a determining factor in how physically active their children are.
Oct 2, 2023
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News tagged with life sciences
Genetics
Advances in gene therapy for CLN2 batten disease
A new study shows that delivery of gene therapy to correct the gene mutations that cause CLN2 disease, or Batten disease, directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has potential therapeutic effects. The study, conducted ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experimental study proposes therapy to correct memory deficit caused by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
A research team of the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) involving the Hospital del Mar Research Institute has for the first time, in mice, identified and validated the neurobiological ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunologist wins 'Breakthrough Prize' for innovative cancer treatment
When Michel Sadelain began his decades-long quest to genetically modify immune cells to fight cancer, his peers dismissed his ideas as absurd and even his mother grew concerned for his career.
Sep 14, 2023
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Autism spectrum disorders
Call for urgent improvements after new study reveals flaws in Autism Health Passport project
Researchers are calling for new approaches to reduce health care inequalities for Autistic people when they need medical treatment after identifying serious flaws in NICE-recommended health passports.
Sep 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Key human bladder cancer genes pinpointed in cats and dogs
Key bladder cancer genes have been uncovered through studying the cancers in cats and dogs, in a significant stride for finding which of many mutations are the most important in the cancer's development.
Aug 28, 2023
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Medical research
The effectiveness of Japanese public funding to support science research
Research funding drives advances in research and leads to discoveries. In the field of basic research, research funds allocated to researchers by public organizations (in Japan, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research: KAKENHI) ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Medications
Amid shortages, maker says restrictions on Wegovy will continue into 2024
As demand for the wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy continues to climb, drug maker Novo Nordisk said Thursday that it will continue restrictions on starter doses of the medication into 2024. The new plan extends by months ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Health
Study shows cardamom increases appetite, burns fat
A new study by Texas A&M AgriLife revealed a range of health and dietary benefits of consuming cardamom, including increased appetite, fat loss and inflammation reduction, making the spice a "superfood."
Aug 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gastrointestinal viruses all but disappeared during COVID—but surged back two years on
Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained ...
Aug 10, 2023
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