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08/02/2018

Folic acid supplements in pregnancy help kids of women with epilepsy

(HealthDay)— Drugs taken in pregnancy to prevent epilepsy seizures can raise the risk of language delays in children. But new

08/02/2018

Study: Prayer makes families connected, unified and bonded with less relational tension

In a recently-published study in the Journal of Family Psychology, BYU researchers explored how family prayer influences family relationships, finding

08/02/2018

Innovative technique converts white fat to brown fat

Brown fat tissue in the body can burn enormous amounts of energy to generate heat, and studies in humans and

08/01/2018

Red-blood-cell ‘hitchhikers’ offer new way to transport drugs to specific targets

A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells (RBCs) to shuttle nano-scale drug carriers, called RBC-hitchhiking (RH), has been

08/01/2018

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome more likely to have a child with autism

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an

08/01/2018

Here’s what happened when one unvaccinated NYC kid got measles

(HealthDay)—A new report details how a measles outbreak tore through two Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2013, ignited

08/01/2018

Azedra approved for rare adrenal tumors

(HealthDay)—Azedra (iobenguane) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat people 12 and older with rare

07/30/2018

Ivosidenib earns FDA approval against IDH1+ acute myeloid leukemia

Clinical trials at University of Colorado Cancer Center and elsewhere now result in the drug ivosidenib earning approval from the

07/30/2018

Young cancer survivors have high risk of endocrine diseases

(HealthDay)—Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors have a 73 percent higher risk of endocrine diseases, according to a study published

07/30/2018

Increased levels of human herpesvirus ID’d in Alzheimer’s

(HealthDay)—Subjects with Alzheimer’s disease have increased levels of two strains of human herpesvirus, according to a study published online July