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Researchers Develop Miniature Brain to Study Autism

Researchers Develop Miniature Brain to Study Autism Spectrum Disorder

A new research in stem cells carried out by researchers at Yale School of Medicine has shown that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have large heads usually referred as macrocephaly. According to the study published in the journal Cell, the researchers are hoping to find the reason behind abnormal development of cerebral cortex in children with severe ASD.

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Henn na Hotel in Japan Staffs Robots For Work

Henn na Hotel, constructed at Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki, Japan is newly opened on Friday with 10 robots as staffs including a dinosaur receptionist.

Candies That Resemble Laundry Pods

Consumer Reports No longer Have Liquid Laundry Pods in Their Recommended List

Liquid laundry pods are no longer recommended for use due to health risks they might cause in children, said the consumer reports on Thursday.

Obesity in kids

Obesity In Children May Be Triggered By Grandparents' TLC, Study Finds

Children taken care of by grandparents tend to be twice as likely to be obese than children brought up by their parents, reports a study published on Friday, 17 July 2015 carried out in Southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Hechi.

Amgen Announces BLINCYTO A Successful Drug For Leukemia

Amgen Announces BLINCYTO A Successful Drug For Leukemia In Phase 2 Trial

BLINCYTO, a drug for relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, was found to be a great success in phase 2 trials, announced Amgen on Thursday, July 16.

Genetic Mystery of Breast and Ovarian Cancers Unravelled

Research Unravels Genetic Mystery of Breast and Ovarian Cancers

Researchers from Francis Crick Institute, formerly known as UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation, have come up with a breakthrough discovery in breast and ovarian cancers that had been in quest for decades. Scientist from Francis Crick Institute funded by Cancer Research UK cracked the genetic cause of some of the breast and ovarian cancers.

Algal Bloom In Lake Erie

Lake Erie To See Worst Algal Bloom In 2015 With Heavy Rains Making It More Toxic

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. has reported that the algal bloom in the Lake Erie in 2015 could be the second most toxic bloom ever reported in the century.

African-Americans Could Be Suffering From Other Brain Pathologies In Addition To Alzheimer’s Disease

Unlike European-Americans, African-Americans Could Be Suffering From Other Brain Pathologies In Addition To Alzheimer’s Disease

Most African-Americans could be suffering from other different types of brain pathologies in addition to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) unlike European-Americans, says a study published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Children With Psychiatric Problems Might Suffer As Adults

Children With Psychiatric Problems Might Face Difficulties in Adulthood

Children that faced psychiatric problems in their childhood had adverse outcomes as adults even though the disorder didn’t persist as they entered adulthood, reports researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina in a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Smartphone Use Can Detect Depression

Smartphone Use Could Hint Risk Of Having Depression

Smartphone usage could hint whether or not a person is at a risk of depression, suggests a new study conducted at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Pills

Study: Consuming Antidepressant And Painkiller Pills Together May Cause Brain Bleeding

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen and naproxen when consumed along with antidepressants may result in intracranial haemorrhage, suggests a new study published in the BMJ.

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