Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed. The research team [...]
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Digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells
Free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal condition that is often fatal and occurs most commonly in premature infants, according [...]
How hepatitis C virus reprograms human liver cells
In a new paper, researchers outline the critical role the microRNA known as miR-122, plays in the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus. The study was published online in the Proceedings of the National [...]
Chronic worriers at higher risk for PTSD
People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new Michigan State University research published in the journal Psychological Medicine. Many people experience traumatic events such as the death of [...]
Infants process faces long before they recognize other objects
Any mother will tell you that infants love staring at faces. It isn’t just parental wishful thinking, either; studies show that babies, even those less than an hour old, tend to stare at face-like images [...]
Millions waiting for medical ‘breakthroughs’ against neglected diseases
Despite important progress in research and development (R&D) for global health over the past decade, only a small fraction of new medicines developed between 2000 and 2011 were for the treatment of neglected diseases, highlighting [...]
Drug briefly eases depression rapidly in test
A drug that works through the same brain mechanism as the fast-acting antidepressant ketamine briefly improved treatment-resistant patients’ depression symptoms in minutes, with minimal untoward side effects, in a clinical trial conducted by the National [...]