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Benchmark fetal surgery study finds timeliness to be critical factor in success of treatment
It's one of the biggest controversies in fetal surgery and the cause of heated debate among surgeons and maternal-fetal medicine physicians around the world: What's the best way to treat twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), one of the most common conditions requiring fetal surgery and the leading cause of mortality in twins? view more (2007-02-12)
Study casts doubt over value of popular PMS treatment
Treatment of premenstrual syndrome with the hormone progesterone or progestogens (a group of drugs similar to progesterone) is unlikely to be effective, despite the continued popularity of these treatments in the United Kingdom and the United States, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at Keele University reviewed 14 trials of... view more... (2001-10-03)
Glaucoma diagnosis may be mistaken in some younger Chinese people
Many young and middle-aged people of Chinese ancestry told they are at risk of going blind from glaucoma may be getting incorrect information, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. view more (2007-03-22)
Study finds first-ever genetic animal model of autism
By introducing a gene mutation in mice, investigators have created what they believe to be the first accurate model of autism not associated with a broader neuropsychiatric syndrome, according to research presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting. view more (2007-12-10)
Gulf War Syndrome triggered by smells of war
The persistent symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome in the home years later could well be due to a sickness response to the body's immune system being conditioned to the smells, tastes and sounds of war. view more (1998-12-03)
Caring for patients is important
Certain personality characteristics and choice of specialty may exert more of an influence on a doctor's attitude towards patients than clinical experience and training. Ms Rani Elwy and Professor Theresa Marteau of the Psychology and Genetics Research Group at Kings College, London, presented this finding today, Tuesday 15 December, to The... view more... (1998-12-03)
Research Finds Faster Grammar Skills in Children with Tourette's
Children with Tourette's syndrome may have to put up with some unwanted movement and verbal tics, but neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Kennedy Krieger Institute have found that they are much quicker at processing certain mental grammar skills than are children without the disorder. view more (2007-07-16)
Deaf-blind woman deafer than deaf-blind man
Dutch researcher Ronald Pennings has found new clinical and genetic characteristics for two different inherited syndromes that cause deaf-blindness. One of the two syndromes appears to cause more hearing impairment in women than in men. Pennings investigated Wolfram syndrome and Usher syndrome. These are two inherited syndromes that cause both... view more... (2004-05-07)
Levels of folate in men's diets is linked to chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm
Researchers have found an association between a vitamin found in leafy green vegetables, fruit and pulses and levels of chromosomal abnormalities in men's sperm. Men who consumed high levels of folate (a water-soluble B vitamin that occurs naturally in food) and folic acid (the synthetic form of the vitamin) tended to have lower levels of abnormal... view more... (2008-03-20)
Study Suggests Link Between Down's Syndrome And Neural-tube Defects (pp 1316, 1331)
Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how infants born within families who have a high risk of neural-tube defects (NTD) could also be at an increased risk of Down's syndrome-and vice versa, suggesting an association between Down's syndrome and NTD. NTD are birth defects of the brain or spinal cord caused by abnormal... view more... (2003-04-16)
U of M researchers find new, more effective treatment for toxic shock syndrome
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new therapeutic that neutralizes Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) more effectively than other treatments. view more (2007-05-22)
Drinking in excess associated with increased risk for metabolic syndrome
Those who drink in excess of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines (i.e., men who usually drink more than two drinks per day or women who usually drink more than one drink per day) or those who binge drink are at increased risk for the metabolic syndrome, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical... view more... (2008-07-30)
Clinical review -- A psychological approach to the management of irritable bowel syndrome
Antidepressants and psychological treatments such as hypnotherapy have the potential to help patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), say researchers in this week's BMJ. view more (2007-05-25)
Researchers link early stem cell mutation to autism
In a breakthrough scientific study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that neural stem cell development may be linked to Autism. view more (2008-07-01)
Parents-and-babies to be filmed in co-sleeping study
The study sets out to examine the natural interaction between parents and babies asleep together, which some researchers have suggested could help to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or cot-death. The results could help to clarify advice to new parents. view more (1998-09-04)
Systems biology brings hope of speeding up drug development
Almost every day brings news of an apparent breakthrough against cancer, infectious diseases, or metabolic conditions like diabetes, but these rarely translate into effective therapies or drugs, and even if they do clinical development usually takes well over a decade. view more (2008-11-20)
Periods worsen irritable bowel symptoms
Having a period significantly worsens symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and lowers pain thresholds, finds research in Gut. view more (2002-03-11)
Start-up Project: LIPGENE - Tackling metabolic syndrome
Obesity has now become a global epidemic bringing, in its wake, a cluster of metabolic symptoms and cardiovascular disease risk factors. view more (2004-04-01)
Scientists discover new genetic immune disorder in children
Your immune system plays an important function in your health-it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. view more (2009-06-04)
Promising new drug being evaluated as possible treatment option for fragile X syndrome
A pilot trial of an oral drug therapy called fenobam has shown promising initial results and could be a potential new treatment option for adult patients with Fragile X syndrome (FXS). view more (2009-01-07)
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