Breastfeeding May Protect Infants from HIV Transmission
(MedHeadlines) - An international team of researchers has found that certain bioactive components found in human milk are associated with a reduced risk of HIV transmission from an HIV infected mother...
View ArticleObese Moms Risk Having Babies With Low Vitamin D
(MedHeadlines) – Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may be passing on insufficient levels of vitamin D to their babies, according to a new Northwestern Medicine® study. The study found...
View ArticlePeanut therapy shows promise in treating peanut allergy
(MedHeadlines) – A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) can reduce the allergic response to peanut in adolescents and adults....
View ArticleWhy do age-related macular degeneration patients have trouble recognizing faces?
(MedHeadlines) – Abnormalities of eye movement and fixation may contribute to difficulty in perceiving and recognizing faces among older adults with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), suggests a...
View ArticleA Genetic Link Between Epilepsy And Migraine
(MedHeadlines) – New research reveals a shared genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and migraine. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), indicate...
View ArticlePollen exposure during pregnancy affects child’s risk of early asthma
(MedHeadlines) - A woman’s exposure to high pollen levels in late pregnancy increases the risk of early asthma in the child, according to a group of researchers at Sweden’s Umeå University in a recent...
View ArticleMindfulness meditation may relieve chronic inflammation
(MedHeadlines) – People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may...
View ArticleDeodorants: Do we really need them?
(MedHeadlines) – New research shows that more than 75 per cent of people with a particular version of a gene don’t produce under-arm odour but use deodorant anyway. The study was based on a sample of...
View ArticleJust 11% of Adults, 5% of Children Take Part in Medical Research
(MedHeadlines) – Medical research is vital to the advancement of health care, but many medical research studies have too few people who participate. A new study from the University of Michigan takes an...
View ArticleStuttering Therapy Benefits Kids With Down Syndrome
(MedHeadlines) – Researchers from the University of Alberta are helping children with Down syndrome who stutter find their voice and speak with ease. Stuttering is a common problem that affects almost...
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Old ‘Warm Hands’ Adage Scientifically Sound
We’ve all heard the old adage, warm hands lead to a warm heart, and it seems like there’s a scientific basis for those oft-repeated words of wisdom. An interesting team of researchers, and a few cups...
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Happy Moms-to-Be Have Healthier Babies
A recent study conducted at the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute indicates a connection between a woman’s emotional well-being during early pregnancy and the chance she will deliver a child...
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The Right B Cells at the Right Time Fight Nerve Disease (press release)
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University Medical Center scientists have figured out which type of B cells act — and at what time — to keep a multiple-sclerosis (MS)-like disease under control, knowledge that...
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Mesothelioma Treatment Research in Chemotherapy and Active Symptom Control
A 2008 study published in Lancet, a 185-year-old prestigious British medical journal, analyzed the impact of chemotherapy on active symptom control treatment in malignant pleural mesothelioma patients....
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Wear Mask, Wash Hands Often to Minimize Flu Risk
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s (UM’s) School of Public Health just released the first-year findings of a study of successful non-pharmaceutical methods that might reduce the risk of...
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Tobacco-Savvy Doctors Dramatically Improve Smokers’ Chances of Quitting
Presidential campaigns aside, the campaign against smoking has a sure winner. Every smoker with a desire to quit, said to be 70% of all American smokers, is a winner but most will require medical...
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FDA Wrong About BPA Safety, Says Advisory Panel
The committee of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) commissioner released a report that says the FDA is wrong about the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound used...
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Heart Attacks Drop 5% When Daylight Savings Time Ends
Many people dread the time changes that come with daylight savings time but a Swedish study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has found a healthy aspect that occurs when daylight...
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Grab Some Grapes for Healthier Heart
Evidence is mounting that grapes are a surprisingly healthy choice of foods, as are all fruits and vegetables, but the benefits of grapes, rich in health-protecting phytochemicals, seem to outnumber...
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Teens’ Diabetes Prescriptions Double in Just Four Years
The number of teenagers taking prescription medications for type 2 diabetes at the end of 2005 was double the number from the beginning of 2002, according to the results of an extensive study of...
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