Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes and who easier to soothe as infants at a higher risk to become obese children. The study, “Association of Infant Temperament with Subsequent Obesity in Young Children of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus,” a link among mothers with gestational diabetesmellitus and their children, who demonstrating what is known…
In Spain, less than 50% of people who could receive end of life care have access to it. Research shows that giving health professionals, patients and families a voice in the media can help integrate these therapies into health care. However, it is politicians who are most present in media coverage. The written media can…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly referred to as COPD; is a group of progressive lung diseases. The most common are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Therefore, many people with COPD have both of these conditions. So emphysema slowly destroys air sacs in your lungs; which interferes with outward air flow. Bronchitis causes inflammation and narrowing of…
Dr. Lewis Cantley hasn’t eaten sugar in decades. “I have a very simple rule,” he says. “I eat fruit, but I don’t eat anything that has sugar added to it. And I guarantee everybody would be better off if they ate zero sugar.” Swearing off sugar may sound like a difficult proposition in a society…
Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Therefore these may occur a few times a day or a few times per week. Depending on the person, they…
The researcher often has problems with our ability to smell (called olfactory dysfunction). Older people might not able to identify an odour or differentiate one odour from another. In some cases, they might not able to detect an odour at all. Odour identification difficulties are common in people with neurodegenerative diseases; including Alzheimer’s disease. In…
In recent years, new imaging studies have emerged in the diagnosis and monitoring of metastatic urological tumors.We review 41 patients with suspected urothelial or renal tumor recurrence, analyzing the diagnostic performance of PET-CT performed between 2013 and 2016. We collected 17 urothelial and 24 renal tumors, with a median follow-up of 30 months. 29.3% of urothelial…
Concussion in sport is a global public health issue. There are between 1.6 million and 3.8 million sport-related concussions per year in the USA alone. Concussions occur frequently in collision sports such as ice hockey, where players routinely sustain both direct head contact and indirect force transmission to the brain as a result of body…
The purpose of this research registry is to evaluate the effectiveness of a technology; called Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR-CT); a computer assessment; that could clarify the results of the coronary computed tomography angiogram (CCTA); in patients with coronary artery disease. The results from the FFR-CT analysis may help; guide treatment recommendations by providing additional information;…
Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech have found that modulating blood-forming stem cells’ stiffness could possibly facilitate mobilization procedures used for stem cell-based transplants. Temporary squishiness could help drive blood-forming stem cells out of the bone marrowand into the blood, but the cells need to be stiff to…
The placenta is a vital part of a successful pregnancy; providing oxygen and nutrients to a growing fetus while also getting rid of waste products. This temporary organ has long thought to influence the brains of both the mother and the fetus, but until now; no clear evidence of the purpose of that connection existed.…
Older adults feel younger when they feel that they have more control over their daily lives, regardless of stress or health concerns. However, stress and health not a sense of control play a significant role in how old younger adults feel. “They recently found that there are things older adults can do to improve their…