Fetal Growth Rate Affects Risk Of Heart Disease
...ce yet of an association between size at birth and eventual death from heart disease. In their study of 14,611 babies delivered at the Uppsala Hospital, Sweden during 1915-1919, the authors show that among men, the risk of death from ischaemic heart disease declines as birth weight increases (the heavier the ......rld. The discovery, which could lead to an eventual cure for the geneticdisorder, is reported in the June 12 edition of Science. "This is not only an important step forward in our understanding ofdisorders that affect both hearing and vision, but it will provide furtherinsight into the physiol...Genetic Risk Factors For Anorexia Nervosa Sought
...ttini suggests thatimproved therapies might be one eventual result of the discovery of genetic riskfactors for anorexia. "There is not a single government-approved medicine to treat anorexia,"Berrettini says. "It's our hope that if we can find susceptibility genes, wewill then be able to develop be...Duke Study Shows Early Marrow Transplant Key To 'Bubble Boy' Disease Cure
...vived. The Duke researchers found no difference in eventual outcomebetween identical or half-match stem-cell transplants, leading them to supportearly diagnosis and neonatal transplant as key to curing SCID patients. Newborn screenings can detect the genetic defect in SCID babies. Withthe mother availab...