New study links strong pupillary light reflex in infancy to later autism diagnosis
A new study published in Nature Communications shows that infants who are later diagnosed with autism react more strongly to sudden changes in light. This...
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Eggs not linked to cardiovascular risk, despite conflicting advice
University of Sydney researchers aim to help clear up conflicting dietary advice around egg consumption, as a new study finds eating up to 12 eggs...
Parenting concerns create challenges for mothers with advanced cancer and dependent children
A new study indicates that parenting concerns are associated with poor health-related quality of life among women with metastatic cancer who are parents of dependent...
Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes
Very-low-carbohydrate diets can improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes, with low rates of hypoglycemia and other complications, according to an online patient survey....
For mothers with advanced cancer, parenting concerns affect emotional well-being
CHAPEL HILL - Parenting concerns contributed significantly to the psychological distress of mothers with late-stage cancer, according to a study by University of North Carolina...
New approach in the fight against antibiotic resistance
According to the WHO, around 700,000 people die every year as a result of antibiotic resistance. In Germany, around 6,000 people die every year because...
Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition
Credit: University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- New immunotherapy treatments offer a remarkable chance for survival for patients with advanced melanoma...
Breast cancer: Discovery of a protein linked to metastasis
Jean-François Côté, a researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and professor at Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine, studies metastasis, the leading cause...
Study: Alcohol-related cirrhosis patients are sicker, costlier and often female
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More than one-third of cirrhosis cases are related to alcohol, a seven-year national study of more than 100 million privately insured...
Women’s preference for masculine faces not linked with hormones
Credit: ©Jones et al Data from almost 600 participants show that women's perceptions of male attractiveness do not vary according to their hormone levels, in...
Novel techniques for three-dimensional visualization of microscopic structures in the human brain
Credit: The University of Hong Kong A team of scientists from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong (HKU)...
Ontology-based surgical subtask automation, automating blunt dissection
Credit: World Scientific In a paper to be published in the Journal of Medical Robotics Research, a team of researchers have discovered a way to...
Depression among parents of newborns can persist 6 months after NICU discharge
Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Young parents who have less education and care for more than one child are more likely to have...
Which targeted nutritional approaches can bolster micro-preemies’ brain development?
Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-The volume of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and calories consumed by very vulnerable preemies significantly contributes to incr..
COstatus monitor provides direct measure of neonates’ cardiac output
Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Clinicians caring for vulnerable babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need to closely monitor their vital...
