Air pollution, risk of young diabetes
New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in children. Previous studies have… read more.
New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in children. Previous studies have… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from The Lancet – Results from a new retrospective study of data from a large mother-child population in the UK suggest that maternal… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from JAMA – Among non-diabetic adults, smoking cessation compared with continued smoking correlates to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, even with subsequent… read more.
Study shows magnesium intake, absorption significantly associated with bone density in children. Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the NEJM – Approximately 90 percent of children who have two copies of a genetic variation and who wheezed when they had… read more.
World Health Matters (The Netherlands) by Gary Finnegan – Eating while distracted generally makes people eat more without being aware of it, but reducing bite sizes may be… read more.
World Health Matters (INDIA) by Gary Finnegan – Women in India are more likely to avail of prenatal care when pregnant with boys, according to ground-breaking research that… read more.
Researchers reported encouraging but preliminary results of gene-based immune therapy in two children with relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Long-term cortisol exposure in seniors linked to heart disease, stroke. Hair strands contain valuable information about senior citizens’ stress levels that can be used to determine an individual’s… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Steve Woodle, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The future of treatment of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) may… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by William McKane, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Declan de Freitas, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Pre-transplant and de novo… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Adam McLean, Hammersmith Hospital, London. Tacrolimus administered once daily in an extended-release formulation is as safe and effective as conventional… read more.
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