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Τετάρτη 11 Δεκεμβρίου 2013

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Father's diet before conception equally important in offspring's health
Less painful drug delivery for pediatric leukemia patients is safe, effective
First-time mothers in risk zone even before 35
Cancer Scientists Discover New Type of Immune Cell That Helps Tumors to Grow

Father's diet before conception equally important in offspring's health

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 09:23 AM PST

Mothers get all the attention. But a study led by McGill researcher Sarah Kimmins suggests that the father's diet before conception may play an equally important role in the health of their offspring. It also raises concerns about the long-term effects of current Western diets and of food insecurity.

Less painful drug delivery for pediatric leukemia patients is safe, effective

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 09:04 AM PST

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common form of pediatric cancer, can safely receive intravenous infusions of a reformulated mainstay of chemotherapy that has been delivered via painful intramuscular injection for more than 40 years, research suggests.

First-time mothers in risk zone even before 35

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 08:53 AM PST

New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the risk of giving birth to your first child in advanced years increase as early as in the 30-34 age group. Previously, first-time mothers were categorised as being in advanced years from the age 35. The results, which are based on the Swedish and Norwegian medical birth registers, have been presented in the scientific journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Cancer Scientists Discover New Type of Immune Cell That Helps Tumors to Grow

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 08:46 AM PST

One way to defeat an opponent is to cut off its supply lines. Tumors are no different. The supply lines for tumors are the blood vessels that ferry oxygen and nutrients to the cells. Restricting the blood vessels that feed tumor cells can shrink the tumor. A cross-institutional international team of scientists recently discovered a new, important step of the process that grows new blood vessels, a discovery that could lead to a new way to combat cancer.