Doctors frequently prescribe one treatment over another without any evidence to know which option works best, and they don't have to tell their patients that they're essentially guessing.
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Allopregnanolone (ALLO), a hormone made by the placenta late in pregnancy, is such a potent neurosteroid that disrupting its steady supply to the developing fetus can leave it vulnerable to brain injuries associated with ...
Apr 27, 2019
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Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer's-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to USC ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome (HGPS, also known as progeria) is a very rare genetic disease that affects fewer than 400 people globally, and for which there is no effective treatment. HGPS is characterized by early aging accompanied ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and UCL (University College London) have identified what they believe could be a cause of pre-term premature rupture of the fetal membrane (PPROM), which accounts for ...
Oct 13, 2014
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Scientists believe babies are born with digestive systems containing few or no bacteria. Their guts then quickly become colonized by microbes—good and bad—as they nurse or take bottles, receive medication and even as ...
Aug 11, 2014
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A new scientific study of forecasts and alternative scenarios for life expectancy and major causes of death in 2040 shows all countries are likely to experience at least a slight increase in lifespans. In contrast, one scenario ...
Oct 17, 2018
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(Medical Xpress)—Pulmonary surfactants are phospholipoproteins (surface-active lipoprotein complexes) that reduces alveolar surface tension through an air-water hydrophilic/hydrophobic interface. Pulmonary, or lung, surfactants ...
An Australian study examining how dads bond with their premature newborns in a neonatal clinic shows the immense power of skin-to-skin contact between father and infant in the initial weeks of life.
Jul 11, 2022
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Women who spend more time sitting down as they age are at higher risk of becoming frail, a University of Queensland study has found.
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