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  Postpartum Depression: Surprising Rate of Women Depressed After Baby

  March 14, 2013 — A surprisingly high number of women have postpartum depression, reports a new, large-scale study of 10,000 women. A high rate of women had considered harming themselves. The study's screening likely ... > full story
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  Drug Treatment Corrects Autism Symptoms in Mouse Model

  March 13, 2013 — Autism results from abnormal cell communication. Testing a new theory, researchers have used a newly discovered function of an old drug to restore cell communications in a mouse model of autism, ... > full story
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  Scientists Find Age-Related Changes in How Autism Affects the Brain

  March 13, 2013 — Autism spectrum disorders affect the brain activity of children and adults differently, according to new ... > full story
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  New Hope in Fight Against Leading Infectious Cause of Congenital Birth Defects

  March 13, 2013 — A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) ... > full story
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  Coffee and Tea During Pregnancy Affect Fetal Growth

  March 11, 2013 — Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight, according to a study on 59,000 ... > full story
• Heart Disease
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  Novel Approach to Treating Children With Irregular Heart Beat

  March 10, 2013 — Reduced costs, favorable outcomes with three-catheter ablation procedure in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White ... > full story
• Genes
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  Persistence Pays Off in Solving Hemophilia Mystery, Showing Curiosity Drives Discovery

  March 7, 2013 — A medical researcher has found the third and final piece in the genetic puzzle of hemophilia B Leyden, more than 20 years after he discovered the first two pieces. The results explain how more than ... > full story
• Brain Injury
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  When Food Is Scarce, a Smaller Brain Will Do

  March 7, 2013 — A new study explains how young brains are protected when nutrition is poor. The findings reveal a coping strategy for producing a fully functional, if smaller, brain. The discovery, which was made in ... > full story
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  Up to Half of Gestational Diabetes Patients Will Develop Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

  March 7, 2013 — Women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during pregnancy face a significantly higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the future, according to a recent ... > full story
• Vitamin B
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  Folate and Vitamin B12 Reduce Disabling Schizophrenia Symptoms in Some Patients

  March 6, 2013 — Adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12 to treatment with antipsychotic medication improved a core symptom component of schizophrenia in a study of more than 100 patients. The study ... > full story

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