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Metabolic Syndrome in Living Kidney Donors Worsens Function of Remaining Kidney, Study Finds
June 21, 2010 — People who donate one of their kidneys experience faster deterioration of their other kidney if they have the metabolic syndrome at the time of donation, a new study ... > full story -
Little Is Understood About Alcohol's Effect on Fetal Development, Researchers Say
June 16, 2010 — It's long been known that alcohol use in pregnancy can lead to children with mental retardation and birth defects, but researchers who study fetal alcohol syndrome have not made definitive progress ... > full story -
Alzheimer’s Brain Protein May Provide Target for Treating Mental Retardation
June 11, 2010 — From the perspective of neuroscientists, Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome have at least one thing in common: patients with both diseases have an accumulation of ²-amyloid protein in their ... > full story -
Childhood Hardships Associated With Pregnancy Troubles in Adulthood
June 7, 2010 — Childhood hardships may be related to future pregnancy outcomes, in part through their association with smoking during pregnancy and adult socioeconomic position, according to a new ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Identify Synaptic Defect in Brain Area Involved in Fragile X Syndrome
June 7, 2010 — Researchers have identified novel synaptic defects in an area of the brain that is involved in the debilitating emotional symptoms of Fragile X ... > full story -
Reducing Alzheimer's-Related Protein in Young Brains Improves Learning in Down Syndrome Animal Model
June 3, 2010 — Reducing a protein called beta-amyloid in young mice with a condition resembling Down syndrome improves their ability to learn, researchers have ... > full story -
More Choline for Pregnant, Nursing Women Could Reduce Down Syndrome Dysfunction, Guard Against Dementia
June 3, 2010 — More choline during pregnancy and nursing could provide lasting cognitive and emotional benefits to people with Down syndrome. The work indicated greater maternal levels of the essential nutrient ... > full story -
Calcium Supplements: Too Much of a Good Thing?
June 1, 2010 — Negative health effects linked to taking too much supplemental calcium are on the rise, according to a new commentary. The incidence of the so-called milk-alkali or calcium-alkali syndrome is growing ... > full story -
Faulty Gene Stops Cell 'Antennae' from Transmitting
May 30, 2010 — Researchers have identified the genetic cause of an inherited condition that causes severe fetal abnormalities. The work should allow couples at risk of conceiving babies with the profoundly ... > full story -
Gene Variants Lead to Autism and Mental Retardation: Inner Structure of Nerve Synapses Defective in Patients
May 25, 2010 — Researchers in Germany have discovered previously unknown mutations in autistic and mentally impaired patients in what is known as the SHANK2 gene, a gene that is partially responsible for linking ... > full story
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