Category: Study
More Evidence Prenatal Folic Acid May Lower Autism Risk
More evidence suggests that prenatal folic acid supplementation may lower the risk of developing autism. A population-based cohort study of almost 85,000 children in Norway showed that those children whose mothers used supplemental folic acid early in pregnancy had 39% lower odds of having autistic disorder than those whose mothers did not use the supplements….
Read MoreStudy Links Relaxation Method to Reduced Hot Flashes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although studies of the effects of relaxation techniques on menopause symptoms have yielded mixed results so far, a new report from Sweden comes down in favor of the approach as an alternative to hormone therapy. Postmenopausal women trained to relax before and during the onset of hot flashes cut the…
Read MoreHeavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Disrupts Brain Development
Heavy prenatal exposure to alcohol may disrupt proper brain development during childhood and adolescence, new research suggests. An international, multisite study of 133 children and youth showed, through the use of structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, that those who had mothers who drank heavily during pregnancy had significantly decreased brain plasticity compared with the…
Read MoreTiming of Hormone Therapy May Affect Alzheimer’s Prevention
A new study further supports the theory of a critical window around the time of menopause during which initiation of hormone therapy (HT) protects against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study found that the relationship between HT and AD not only varies with timing of the therapy initiation but also with its type and duration. Women…
Read MoreProgresterons Curb Preterm Singleton Births
Pooled data indicate that progestogens may help prevent preterm birth among women who’ve delivered early in the past, according to researchers based in Tennessee. But the evidence wasn’t very strong, and any benefit appears limited to singleton pregnancies. As Dr. Frances E. Likis told Reuters Health by email, “Progestogens prevent preterm birth in women who…
Read MoreMammography Could Reduce Mortality by 50%
Regular screening mammography reduces mortality from breast cancer by at least 50% in women 50 to 69 years of age, not by one fifth as estimated by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, in the opinion of one public health researcher speaking here at the Union for International Cancer Control World Cancer Congress…
Read MoreIron Supplements May Cut Fatigue in Some Premenopausal Women
July 13, 2012 — Iron supplements cut fatigue nearly in half for nonanemic women in a randomized placebo-controlled trial published online July 9 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Paul Vaucher, DiO, from the Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, University of Geneva, Switzerland, and colleagues enrolled 198 women between the ages of 18 and 53 years…
Read MoreDual HER2 Blockade Improves Overall Survival With Metastatic Breast Cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 09 – Dual HER2 blockade with trastuzumab and lapatinib extends overall survival in women with heavily pretreated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, researchers say. The findings from the phase III EGF104900 study were published online June 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. A 2010 paper with preliminary data from the…
Read MoreHigher Soy Intake Tied to Fewer Breast Cancer Recurrences
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 26 – Eating soy foods may be linked to a lower recurrence risk in breast cancer, according to a study of Chinese and American women that eases earlier concerns. Intake of at least 10 mg soy isoflavones per day was also tied to lower risks of all-cause and breast cancer-specific…
Read MoreLess Folic Acid in Pregnancy Tied to Autism: Study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 06 – In a new study from California, mothers of children with autism recalled getting less folic acid through food and supplements early in their pregnancies than mothers whose kids didn’t develop the disorder. Meeting recommendations for folic acid — at least 600 mcg per day — in the first…
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