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      Vitamin Help Some Schizophrenia Patients With Symptoms

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      A study of more than 100 patients found that adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12 to treatment with antipsychotic medication improved a core symptom component of schizophrenia. The study focused on negative symptoms of schizophrenia – which include apathy, social withdrawal, and a lack of emotional expressiveness. While...
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      Research Finds Stress-factors Can Control Genes

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      More and more is coming to light about the major impact that stress has on our health. In fact continued stress is now considered a serious disease state by many health professionals. Stress has many form, from the common notion of emotional stress, to various kinds of physical stress on...
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      Breast Milk is Good for Your Babies DNA Too

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      That breast milk is better for a new baby’s dvelpoment than formula, in a host of ways, is evident in the recommendation that infants br exclusively breast fed for at least 6-months after birth. Breast feeding, for one, is key to immune system development. The research from the University od...
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      Genes linked to stuttering identified – Los Angeles Times

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      The Hindu Genes linked to stuttering identifiedLos Angeles TimesThe genes are the first to be associated with the speech impediment that affects as many as 1% of adults. Experts say the finding should relieve guilt feelings in parents who think they are at fault. By Thomas H. Maugh II Government...
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      Pollution-Related Asthma May Start in the Womb

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      According to new research Children born in areas with increased traffic-related pollution may be at greater risk of developing asthm due to genetic changes acquired in the womb. The study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of Cincinnati (UC) is published in the journal PLoS...
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      Black Raspberries Get Cancer at the Genes

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      Black raspberries slow cancer by altering hundreds of genes. New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene. Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive...
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      Kitty Linked to Baby’s Eczema

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      Eczema in infancy may be linked to cat ownership in those with a specific gene mutation A gene mutation and cat exposure at birth may increase a child’s risk of developing eczema during their first year according to a study published in PLoS Medicine this week. Researchers led by Professor...
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      New Study: Lifestyle Alters Cancer Genes

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      A potentially groundbreaking new pilot study, lead by Dr. Dean Ornish, president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, finds that lifestyle changes can alter your gene destiny.  The study is published in Proceedings of the National Academy...
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