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Causes and risk factors of Prader–Willi syndrome

Some types of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) have more genes affected, causing greater symptom severity.Older age of the mother ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Genetic risk information could improve disease prevention, according to new UAB-led study

UAB is leading a national study examining how personalized genetic risk information can improve prevention of chronic ...
Frontiers

Investigating the Roles of Nutritional Determinants, Genetic Predispositions, and Environmental Risk Factors in the development of Obesity and Associated Metaboli…

Obesity and associated metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers, poses ...
Science Daily

Doing this throughout life may cut Alzheimer’s risk by 38%

A lifetime of mental stimulation—like reading, writing, and learning new skills—may help protect the brain as we age. People ...
Endocrinology Advisor

Therapeutic Inertia Limits Cardiovascular Protection in Young T1D Patients

A DPV registry study of 7298 young adults with pediatric-onset T1D reveals significant undertreatment of hypertension and dyslipidemia.
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Early-life gut microbes tied to autism and ADHD risk via epigenetics

Before a child speaks a first word or misses a developmental milestone, clues about autism and ADHD risk may already be ...

Mental and physical illnesses go hand in hand. A new genetic study explains why

For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Dual Parental Schizophrenia Increases Risk for Autism and ADHD in Offspring

Specific parental diagnostic combinations, such as dual parental schizophrenia or maternal bipolar disorder paired with paternal depression, were associated with higher risks for autism and ADHD in ...
AOL

ADHD medication may reduce later risk of psychosis, study finds

A large, new study found that the stimulant methylphenidate, such as the drugs Ritalin and Concerta, may lower the risk of psychosis when prescribed to younger ...