Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers (AP)

AP – A woman’s chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.
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Gene Variant For Biological Ageing In Humans Discovered

Scientists from the UK and The Netherlands have identified for the first time a variant of a gene that is linked to biological ageing in humans and suggest the discovery will help us better understand cancer and diseases of ageing…
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Ski Helmets Encouraged for All (HealthDay)

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — Helmets reduce skiers’ and
snowboarders’ risk of head injury by 35 percent and don’t increase the
risk of neck injury, a new study shows.
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Anthrax Alert For Heroin Users In London

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) and NHS London have confirmed that a drug injecting heroin user has tested positive for anthrax and is being treated in a London hospital. This is the first case of anthrax seen in an injecting drug user in England since similar cases were first seen in Scotland in December 2009. Nineteen cases have so far been confirmed in Scotland…
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Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits For Kids, Teenagers With Diabetes

In a landmark study in children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control…
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Artificial Pancreas Trials Show Benefits For Kids, Teenagers With Diabetes

In a landmark study in children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes, JDRF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge showed that using a first-generation artificial pancreas system overnight can lower the risk of low blood sugar emergencies while sleeping, and at the same time improve diabetes control…
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Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that young
children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes could benefit by using an
artificial pancreas device to lower the risk of dangerously low blood
sugar levels during sleep and help them control their disease.
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Should Human Genes Be Patented? US Federal Court Hearing

This week a US federal court heard a case that may decide whether it is legal to patent human genes…
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Young Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: Closed-Loop ‘Artificial Pancreas’ System Can Improve Blood Sugar Control

An article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet reports that the use of ‘artificial pancreas’ closed-loop insulin delivery systems can improve blood sugar control in patients with type 1 diabetes. In these systems the insulin is delivered in response to changing blood sugar levels…
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Biofeedback Now Seen as ‘Regular’ Medicine (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) — Biofeedback used to be
thought of as alternative therapy — something that might help but wasn’t
considered a fully legitimized medical treatment.
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