The odds triple for premature child delivery in pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Washington, University of Michigan and Michigan State University found that a combination of medication use and depression - either before or during pregnancy - was strongly linked to delivery before 35 weeks' ge
Juggling increases brain power
Posted by donny_blitz 42 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Oxford University scientists find that a complex skill such as juggling causes changes in the white matter of the brain.
Pulling Together Increases Your Pain Threshold
Posted by rodenberger 56 days ago (http://www.sciencedaily.com)
A study of rowers has shown that members of a team who exercised together were able to tolerate twice as much pain as when they trained on their own.
PCE Exposure Increases Risk Of Birth Defects
Posted by jeni 60 days ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com)
Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchlorethylene, PCE) may cause congenital birth defects. A study of expectant women exposed to PCE in drinking water, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, found an increased risk of oral clefts and neural tube defects in their children.
Childbearing is associated directly with future development of the metabolic syndrome -- abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, insulin resistance and other cardiovascular disease risk factors -- and for women who have had gestational diabetes, the risk is more than twice greater, according to a new study.
A recent study has reinforced the correlation between being overweight, smoking and breast cancer. What makes this study unique is how test subjects were not diagnosed for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, which predispose women to breast cancer.
Pregnant women have a higher incidence of insufficient amniotic fluid levels (oligohydramnios) in the summer months due to dehydration, according to a study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The retrospective population-based study was published in the July issue of Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Hormone Therapy Increases Odds of Ovarian Cancer
Posted by mittan 130 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
But risk remains low and decreases two years after stopping, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Ovarian Cancer
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