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Study suggests ADHD is genetic, may help lead to new treatments

[ad_1] MONDAY, Nov. 26, 2018 – Millions of American children with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, may have genetic vulnerability to the disease, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 55,000 individuals and identified 12 gene regions linked to ADHD. These regions probably affect the central nervous system, the study authors …

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Chinese University 'Shocked' by Researcher's First CRISPR Gene-Edited Human Babies

[ad_1] <p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The reputable scientists announce their breakthroughs to the world, but on Monday, Jiankui He released a video proclaiming that he produced the world's first human babies whose genome was edited using a powerful technique …

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Obesity is associated with an increased risk of asthma in children, notes the study

[ad_1] Fat kids also have almost one third of the greater risk of developing asthma compared to healthy-weight children, a US retrospective study1 he found. "Less risk factors that can be prevented to reduce the incidence of asthma, but our data suggests that reducing the onset of obesity in childhood could significantly reduce the public …

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More than 100,000 children and young people in Scotland have 'obesity'

[ad_1] More than 100,000 children and young people in Scotland could be fat, university researchers found (Chris Radburn / PA) More than 100,000 children and young people in Scotland have 'obesity' BelfastTelegraph.co.uk More than 100,000 young Scots are now fat, with current methods of measuring weight at risk of underestimating the scale of the problem …

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Fond du Lac's health care workers are working for vaccines

[ad_1] The annual report for the health ministry of the Fond du Lac 2016 indicates a high increase in sexually transmitted diseases.(Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK – Wisconsin photo file) FOND DU LAC – While it's still early in the season, 72 Wisconsinites have positively assessed a tremendous influenza flu up to now, state health officials …

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