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Flame Retardant Linked to Altered Thyroid Hormone Levels During Pregnancy
A new UC Berkeley-led study of pregnant women links higher blood levels of PBDEs, a common type of flame retardant, with altered thyroid hormone levels. Normal maternal thyroid levels are important for healthy fetal neurodevelopment. Science Brief thanks...
Targeting Disease Remission has Socio-economic Benefits Over Low Disease Activity
Achieving disease remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) provides superior outcomes across measures of socio-economic importance including work productivity and quality of life according to results presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual...
Certain Obese People are Not At High Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Obese people without metabolic risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, do not have the elevated cardiovascular risk typical of obesity, but they represent only a small percentage of the obese population,...
SOUTH AFRICA: Study Backs Nurse-monitored HIV Treatment
A South African study suggests that nurses are able to manage patients on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy as effectively as doctors, supporting the case for “task-shifting” in HIV treatment.
Why Do Certain Diseases Go Into Remission During Pregnancy?
During pregnancy, many women experience remission of autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and uveitis. Now, scientists at the University of Michigan and the NIH have undentified a biological mechanism responsible for changes in the immune system...
Insulin Peptide May Point to a Solution for Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have identified the precise peptide that can trigger diabetes in mice. The finding supports an emerging theory about the origins of autoimmunity, and may lead...
CT Angiography May be Unnecessary in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
A new study suggests that computed tomography (CT) angiography might be unnecessary in many patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE), based on the results of risk assessment analysis. PE risk assessment could help reduce radiation exposure...
Tumor Target Suggests Personalized Treatment for Melanoma
IKK-beta, a component of a pathway involved in melanoma development, may offer new leads for developing targeted melanoma therapies, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center report in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Science Brief thanks to...
