Thursday, February 9, 2012

health news



Nutrition / Diet photo
Big Drop In Trans-Fats In US Bloodstream
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
A new study published this week shows there has been a big drop in levels of trans-fatty acids in the US bloodstream. From 2000 to 2009 it fell by 58%. This is the first time researchers from the US Centers from Disease... [read article]

Pediatrics / Children's Health photo
US Teen Pregnancies At 40-Year Low
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
In 2008, rates of teen pregnancies in the US reached their lowest level in nearly 40 years. Since their peak in the early 1990s, they have fallen dramatically, as have rates of resulting births and abortions, according to... [read article]

Parkinson's Disease photo
Lab-Made Neurons Allow Scientists To Study A Genetic Cause Of Parkinson's
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
By reverse engineering human skin cells to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and then coaxing them to become neural dopamine cells, scientists in the US have developed a way to study a genetic cause of... [read article]

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