Safety violations led to Mexico daycare deaths
UC DAVIS (US) — Researchers have documented the safety and building code violations that played a role in the deaths of 49 young children at a daycare center in Mexico in 2009. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 16:36 - 0 Comments
Parents, not doctors, recall weight advice
UC DAVIS (US) — Parents of overweight children and their pediatricians disagree about the extent of weight-related counseling that occurs during visits, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:41 - 7 Comments
Some autistic boys have bigger brains
UC DAVIS (US) — Preschool boys with regressive autism—but not those with early onset autism—have larger brains than healthy boys their age, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 21, 2011 12:35 - 0 Comments
Air pollution inflames kids’ bronchitis
UC DAVIS (US) — Exposure to nitrogen oxides in air pollution may increase acute bronchitis episodes in young children, a new international study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2011 10:32 - 1 Comment
Mom’s antibody attack linked to autism
UC DAVIS (US) — Pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce antibodies that may injure the brains of developing fetuses—increasing the risk their children will develop autism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 24, 2011 10:56 - 0 Comments
White youth more likely to get CT scans
UC DAVIS (US) — White children are far more likely to receive CT scans in an emergency room after minor head trauma than African-American or Hispanic children, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment
Grow neck vertebrae from adult stem cells
UC DAVIS (US) — Neurosurgeons are using a new stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs—to help treat chronic, debilitating pain. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 30, 2011 11:50 - 2 Comments
Multiple sclerosis: Origin of abnormal cells found
UC DAVIS (US) — Researchers have discovered the source of cells involved in a phenomenon seen in the brains and spinal cords of people with multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 18, 2011 15:07 - 0 Comments
Skin infections sending kids to hospitals
UC DAVIS (US) — The number of children hospitalized for skin and soft-tissue infections has more than doubled since 2000, in large part due to community-acquired MRSA—and the way doctors now treat it. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2011 12:31 - 1 Comment
Autism: High risk for younger siblings
UC DAVIS (US) — The risk that an infant with an older sibling with autism also will develop the disorder, previously estimated at between 3 and 10 percent, is substantially higher at approximately 19 percent, a large, international study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2011 13:14 - 5 Comments
Higher autism risk for March conception
UC DAVIS (US) — Birth records of more than 6 million children born in California during the 1990s and early 2000s show a clear link between the month of conception and autism risk. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 28, 2011 11:53 - 1 Comment
Girls less likely to make transplant list
UC DAVIS (US) — A recent study found that girls were 22 percent less likely than boys to get placed on a kidney transplant waiting list. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 6, 2011 12:34 - 2 Comments
Migration mentally taxing for Mexicans
UC DAVIS (US) — Mexicans who migrate to the U.S. are more likely to experience significant mental health problems, including depression and anxiety, than those who do not immigrate. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 2, 2010 17:25 - 1 Comment
Autism puts up roadblock to brain
UC DAVIS (US) — Children with autism are more likely to have deficits in their ability to produce cellular energy than typically developing children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2010 12:41 - 0 Comments
Stealth vascular disease limits thinking
UC DAVIS (US) — Even older people leading active, healthy lifestyles often have silent vascular disease affecting their ability to think. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2010 12:44 - 0 Comments
Salmonella outwits immune system
UC DAVIS (US) — The bacteria Salmonella enterica—a common cause of food poisoning—exploits the immune response in the human gut to enhance its own survival. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 31, 2010 13:05 - 1 Comment
Teens with ADHD more likely to drop out
UC DAVIS (US)—Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other mental-health disorders that often are considered more serious, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 18, 2010 19:50 - 2 Comments
Autism symptoms appear around age one
UC DAVIS (US)—A study of the development of autism in infants has found that the nascent symptoms of the condition—a lack of shared eye contact, smiling, and communicative babbling—are not present at 6 months, but emerge gradually and only become apparent during the latter part of the first year of life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2010 16:52 - 0 Comments
Mother’s age increases autism risk
UC DAVIS (US)—Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father’s age, according to a new study. (more…)
