Neuroscience
Breast milk boosts premature babies' brain development, suggests study
The more breast milk premature babies are fed while in neonatal intensive care, the greater the level of brain development, a study suggests.
Feb 28, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden for older Aussies
Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over.
Feb 23, 2023
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Cardiology
Your Facebook friendships may influence your heart health
Places with higher rates of economic connectedness—linkages between people of lower and higher socioeconomic status as indicated by Facebook friendships—had significantly lower rates of premature death related to heart ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Medical research
Medical students and mentor investigate racial and ethnic health disparities
Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed racial and ethnic health disparities nationwide, those disparities continue to exist in American communities of color.
Feb 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding premature ejaculation
It's a worry for every man: While in the throes of passion, he experiences premature ejaculation.
Feb 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Moms' and babies' medical data predicts prematurity complications, study shows
By sifting through electronic health records of moms and babies using a machine-learning algorithm, scientists can predict how at-risk newborns will fare in their first two months of life. The new method allows physicians ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study highlights epilepsy trends in China between 1990 and 2019
Epilepsy—a common neurological disorder characterized by the abnormal firing of neurons in the brain—affects nearly 70 million people worldwide. The disorder manifests itself in the form of recurrent seizures as well ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Pediatrics
Polish mother of 7 successfully gives birth to quintuplets
A Polish mother of seven has successfully given birth to premature quintuplets, hospital officials in southern Poland said Tuesday.
Feb 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disrupted flow of brain fluid may underlie neurodevelopmental disorders
The brain floats in a sea of fluid that cushions it against injury, supplies it with nutrients and carries away waste. Disruptions to the normal ebb and flow of the fluid have been linked to neurological conditions including ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Premature deaths from treatable diseases may be linked to lack of primary health care, study finds
A new study on premature deaths in Aotearoa New Zealand has found a significant number of people who died from diseases that can be successfully treated had not been enrolled with a primary health care (PHC) provider.
Feb 8, 2023
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