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Risk of stillbirth associated with factors known early in pregnancy
GALVESTON, Dec. 13, 2011 — Stillbirth is associated with a range of health and socio-demographic factors identifiable before or at the start of pregnancy, including prior pregnancy outcomes, ethnicity and modifiable health factors, such as diabetes,…
Jekyll and Hyde: Cells’ executioner can also stave off death
ATLANTA — An enzyme viewed as an executioner, because it can push cells to commit suicide, may actually short circuit a second form of cell death, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered.
The finding could shift drug di…
3-D MRI helps kids with ACL tears — surgery without harming the growth plate
Surgery has not been an option in the past for children with ACL tears because of the possible damage to the growth plate that can cause serious problems later in life.
With this new technology, surgeons can actually see from one point to the oth…
Children with severe asthma experience premature loss of lung function during adolescence
Severe asthma in early childhood may lead to premature loss of lung function during adolescence and more serious disease during adulthood, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine report. Early identification and treatment of children with…
Are depressed people too clean?
In an effort to pinpoint potential triggers leading to inflammatory responses that eventually contribute to depression, researchers are taking a close look at the immune system of people living in today’s cleaner modern society.
Rates of depressio…
‘Shotgun’ method allows scientists to dissect cells’ sugar coatings
Sugar molecules coat every cell in our bodies and play critical roles in development and disease, yet the components of these “glycans” have been difficult for scientists to study, because of their complexity.
Researchers at Emory University Schoo…
