Medical buzz

Weed killer atrazine may be linked to birth defect

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:02 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Living near farms that use the weed killer atrazine may up the risk of a rare birth defect, according to a study presented this past Friday at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago.

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Study shows why it is so scary to lose money

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:02 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why - the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble.

Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:01 +0100

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Scientists find gene variant link to ageing cells

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:01 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases.

Daily pill helped cure osteoporosis in mice, rats

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:00 +0100

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A once-a-day pill helped completely rebuild bone in rodents with severe osteoporosis, a finding that could lead to a new class of drugs to treat the brittle-bone disease in humans, U.S. researchers said.