Experiments in sheep are hinting that doses of caffeine given to women in pregnancy, as well as their newborns after birth, could prevent cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a disabling condition often caused by asphyxia—reductions in oxygen supply—around the time of birth. Asphyxia can cause other neurodevelopmental disorders, as well. Researcher Dr. Emin Maltepe, a neonatologist...
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No Link Between Habitual Caffeine Use and Migraine
Batya Swift Yasgur TOPLINE:Habitual consumption of caffeine is not associated with frequency, duration, or intensity of episodic migraines, a new study showed. Investigators said the findings suggest caffeine restrictions in migraineurs may not be necessary. METHODOLOGY:The secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study on sleep in adults with episodic migraine (with or without aura) included...