Monthly Archives: Marzo 2019
London : 67% of pregnant women under the age of 25 suffer from mental...
New research suggests two-thirds (67%) of pregnant women in London aged between 16 and 24 years have mental health problems including depression, anxiety disorders,...
Risks for autism and depression are higher if one’s mother was in hospital with...
Risks for autism and depression are higher if one's mother was in hospital with an infection during pregnancy.
This is shown by a major...
People who use e-cigarettes are more likely to have heart problems
People who use e-cigarettes are more likely to have heart problems than those who don't, says a study released on Thursday in the US.
The...
Stem cell-based therapies : Vitamin B3 boosts production of blood cells
Stem cell-based therapies are becoming increasingly common, especially in the treatment of blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia.
In these cases, the patient's cancerous...
First nanoparticle vaccine candidate for respiratory syncytial virus
A first-of-its-kind nanoparticle vaccine candidate for respiratory syncytial virus has been designed in an international research effort.
RSV is second only to malaria as...
Eating a healthy diets is associated with better cognitive performance in middle age
Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, moderate in nuts, fish and alcohol and low in meat and full-fat dairy is associated with...
Long term use of oral hormone therapy is associated with a increased risk of...
Long term use of oral hormone therapy is associated with a small increased risk of Alzheimer's disease in postmenopausal women, finds a study carried...
High testosterone levels could play a role in the development of major heart problems...
Having a genetic predisposition to high testosterone levels could play a role in the development of major heart problems in men, such as blood...
New hope treating resistant breast cancers with old drugs
An estimated 15 to 20 percent of all breast cancer patients are "triple negative."
These unfortunate women lack three crucial treatment targets - the...
Researchers have created a drug candidate for cancers associated with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
Researchers at The Wistar Institute have created a drug candidate for cancers associated with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis.
In...
New effective strategy to treat Lupus
Depleting the number of harmful B cells with a novel immunotherapy that employs modified T cells may offer an effective strategy to treat lupus,...
Evidence that increased activin type II receptor (ActRII) activity correlates with worsening heart failure
A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found that activity of an important signaling pathway increases with aging and with heart...
Researchers have found a compound that may treat Crohn’s without directly targeting inflammation
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) live with frequent, miserable episodes of abdominal pain, diarrhea and in severe cases, rectal bleeding.
Standard treatments are...
A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms
A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say.
Researchers...
Too much time in front of the bedroom TV deprives the child of more...
Too much time in front of the bedroom TV deprives the child of more enriching developmental activities and may explain, in part, less optimal...
