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Pregnant women with migraine more often have complications during pregnancy and childbirth

Despite the fact that many women who suffer migraines find that the number and severity of these severe headaches decrease during pregnancy, migraines are now being linked to elevated blood pressure, abortions, caesareans, preterm births and babies with low birth weight.

26 Jun 2019

Study: Stress experienced by premature infants can carry on throughout their adult life

The stress premature infants experience can carry on throughout their adult life, causing cognitive limitations, social struggles at work or in school, and a greater risk of health ailments, including cardiac conditions, one of the longest-running U.S. studies of premature infants has shown.

26 Jun 2019

Social robots can lead to more positive emotions in sick children, study shows

A new study demonstrates, for the first time, that "social robots" used in support sessions held in pediatric units at hospitals can lead to more positive emotions in sick children.

26 Jun 2019

Stability Testing of Therapeutic Proteins using DLS and Machine Learning

PIPPI scientists from different fields are developing methodologies, tools, and databases to guide the rational formulation of robust protein-based therapeutics. Their overall goal is to develop a database to guide product formulation development.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 26 Jun 2019

Military cadets who focus on one sport are more likely to be injured, study finds

U.S. Military Academy cadets who have focused on one sport are more likely to be injured in their first year of service, potentially impacting military readiness, according to a first-of-its kind study being presented at the National Athletic Trainers' Association 70th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo.

26 Jun 2019

Sleep quality linked to memory problems in new study

A new study has shown that poor sleep quality and varying bedtimes reduce the ability to recall information from the past in older adults.

25 Jun 2019

Exposure to chemical weapons results in lifelong physical and mental ill-health

People exposed to chemical warfare agents often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and eyes, for example. They also frequently succumb to depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. This is shown by research on survivors from the 1988 gas attacks against Kurdish Halabja in Iraq.

25 Jun 2019

Long-term cryopreservation of semen does not affect future clinical outcomes

Despite a time limit imposed in many countries on the freeze-storage of sperm, a new study from China has found that the long-term cryopreservation of semen in a sperm bank does not affect future clinical outcomes

25 Jun 2019

Poor sleep linked to reduced memory performance in older adults

A new study has found that variability in night-to-night sleep time and reduced sleep quality adversely affect the ability of older adults to recall information about past events.

24 Jun 2019

Immature mood neurons develop during adolescence

Researchers have discovered a mysterious group of neurons in the amygdala -- a key center for emotional processing in the brain -- that stay in an immature, prenatal developmental state throughout childhood.

24 Jun 2019

LDL-cholesterol does not predict future cardiovascular events in high-risk heart patients

New international study shows that LDL-cholesterol is unable to predict future cardiovascular events and fails to identify those coronary heart disease patients who are at the highest risk and who would benefit most from additional attention and preventive action.

24 Jun 2019

Veterans with PTSD twice as likely to die from suicide, accidental injury, and viral hepatitis

According to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, United States Veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder are at increased risk of death compared with the general population.

24 Jun 2019

Workshops and online interventions provide support for parents of anorexia patients

In a pilot projected at the University Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of MedUni Wien and AKH Wien, parents of anorexia patients were familiarized with the illness in the form of workshops and an online intervention and introduced to skills for the interaction with their children in order to promote healing.

24 Jun 2019