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Babies May Pick Up Language Cues In Womb
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:45:00 -0500
A new study reveals that the melody of a newborn's cries seems to be influenced by the sound of the parents' native tongue. The findings suggest that crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard before they were born.
Rare Disease Treated Using Gene Therapy
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:57:00 -0500
French scientists report that two boys treated with gene therapy for a rare but fatal genetic disease have shown improvements. These results mark a high point for the field of gene therapy. Shown here, the area of the brain that was treated.
Report: U.S. Trails In Infant Mortality
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500
A report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that the U.S. ranked 30th in the world in infant mortality rates, mainly because of a higher rate of pre-term births than most countries in Europe. Analysts say these studies don't take sufficiently into account the U.S. population mix.
Kilimanjaro Glaciers May Vanish In A Few Decades
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:27:00 -0500
The glaciers atop Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro may be gone entirely in the next few decades. A new study shows that 85 percent of the ice cover that was present in 1912 has vanished, and the ice continues to melt rapidly.
Flu Study Reassures Pregnant Women, Children
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:01:00 -0500
New data show the new H1N1 flu vaccine is safe and effective in pregnant women and children. Ongoing studies of the swine flu vaccine confirm that pregnant women do just fine with one dose but young children will need two. The government has set up an independent panel to monitor what happens to people who have been vaccinated. The working group will report back regularly.
Revising A Century-Old Tale Of Man-Eating Lions
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:59:00 -0500
Nightly attacks by two man-eating lions terrified railway workers in Kenya more than 100 years ago. But modern research shows the death toll was far less than the accounts of the day. Even so, the two lions — stuffed and on display at Chicago's Field Museum — ate at least 35 human beings.

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Equation Proposes Patterns of Weight Gain and Loss
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:16:13 -0500
HMS researchers have devised a mathematical model of energy balance and body weight that suggests why some thin people remain thin no matter how much they eat, while people who are overweight have difficulties in lowering their body weight.
Predicting Heart Trouble
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:45:10 -0500
A subset of diabetic patients who have both poor glycemic control and a certain gene variant have a high risk of developing coronary artery disease. Additional topics at Diabetes and Heart disease More disease-related research information at Consumer information
Antacid Medication in Pregnancy May Increase Childhood Asthma
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:16:01 -0500
Children of mothers who took antacid drugs during pregnancy had a 1.5 times higher incidence of asthma when compared to children who were not exposed to the drugs in utero. Additional topics at Asthma and Pregnancy More disease-related news at Consumer information

 

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