Health
Mushrooms may alleviate features of pre-eclampsia
New research reveals that a substance most commonly found in mushrooms could help alleviate some features of pre-eclampsia.
Feb 4, 2020
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Health
Stroke risk in pregnant women 2.4 times higher
High blood pressure during pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality worldwide.
Jul 8, 2011
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Cardiology
Researchers discover insight into pregnancy-induced hypertension
Researchers have identified an enzyme linked to pregnancy-induced hypertension – also known as pre-eclampsia – a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and swelling due to fluid retention. The ...
Mar 22, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Injectable HIV prevention drug shows promise: We worked out how much South Africa should pay for it
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention method. It is taken by people who are HIV negative, so that if they are unknowingly exposed to HIV, the drug will prevent the virus from infecting them.
Nov 29, 2022
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Neuroscience
Evidence that brains re-wire themselves following damage or injury
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists from the United States and Australia have advanced our understanding of brain plasticity by showing that the brain forms complex new circuits after damage, often far from the damaged site, to ...
May 15, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Test for pre-eclampsia developed
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at King’s have pioneered a new method of identifying early in pregnancy which healthy first-time mothers are at risk of developing pre-eclampsia, a potentially life threatening condition ...
May 4, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
CDC guidelines for HIV prevention regimen may not go far enough, study suggests
A new study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health suggests modifying federal health guidelines related to the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission because current standards could miss some ...
Jan 9, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds different comorbidities have different impacts on COVID outcomes
A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that some pre-existing conditions—including degenerative neurological diseases, dementia, and severe disabilities—matter a lot ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Neuroscience
Gene therapy offers hope for severe epilepsy
A study published this month in Science Advances by a team of researchers at Macquarie University's Dementia Research Center showed their treatment could prevent seizures in mice by clearing build‑ups of a protein in the ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Diabetes
Pre-diabetes, diabetes rates fuel national health crisis
Americans are getting fatter, and older. These converging trends are putting the USA on the path to an alarming health crisis: Nearly half of adults have either pre-diabetes or diabetes, raising their risk of heart attacks, ...
Sep 16, 2014
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