Top Medical News 22/05/2023

Published On 2023-05-22 10:15 GMT   |   Update On 2023-05-23 06:02 GMT
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New approach to combat a leading cause of autism spectrum disorders

New research has identified a potential by an inherited repeat of certain nucleotides within the DNA sequence of the FMR1 method for treating fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism spectrum disorders that is characterized gene. The work, which was conducted by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), is published in the journal Cell.

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Stress hormone from hair predicts likelihood of suffering from cardiovascular diseases

New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland (17-20 May) suggests that glucocorticoid levels present in the hair of individuals may indicate which of them are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the future. Long-term levels of scalp hair cortisol and its inactive form, hair cortisone, are increasingly used biomarkers that represent the cumulative exposure to glucocorticoids over the previous months.

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Gut bacteria from toddler may predict whether they will be overweight at 5 years old: study

The make-up and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at 3.5 years old is predictive of body mass index (BMI) at age 5, irrespective of whether they are born prematurely or not, according to new research, being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland (17-20 May).

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Gut bacteria from toddler may predict whether they will be overweight at 5 years old: study

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