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Four of ten adults worldwide have functional gastrointestinal disorders
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Four of ten adults worldwide have functional gastrointestinal disorders

For every ten adults in the world, four suffer from functional gastrointestinal disorders of varying severity. This is shown by a study of more than 73,000 people in 33 countries. University of Gothenburg scientists are among those now presenting these results. Functional gastrointestinal disorders, FGIDs, is a collective term for chronic disorders in the gastrointestinal...

Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome
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Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome

by University of Colorado at Boulder Giving beneficial bacteria to stressed mothers during the equivalent of the third trimester of pregnancy prevents an autism-like disorder in their offspring, according to a new animal study by University of Colorado Boulder researchers. The study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, marks the latest in a...

Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors
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Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors

(Vienna, Sunday, 24 May, 2020) Stroke survivors suffering from the burden of combined sleep-wake disturbances are more likely to have another stroke or serious cardio- or cerebrovascular event compared to those without sleep-wake disturbances, according to the results of a scientific study presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Virtual Congress. The study,...

The hidden links between mental disorders
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The hidden links between mental disorders

Psychiatrists have a dizzying array of diagnoses and not enough treatments. Hunting for the hidden biology underlying mental disorders could help. In 2018, psychiatrist Oleguer Plana-Ripoll was wrestling with a puzzling fact about mental disorders. He knew that many individuals have multiple conditions — anxiety and depression, say, or schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He wanted...

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Ultra-precision nano-sensor could detect iron disorders

Chronic iron imbalances – having either too little or too much iron in the blood – can result in medical conditions ranging from anaemia and haemochromatosis through to more severe diseases, such as cancer, Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Haemochromatosis is one of Australia’s most common hereditary diseases and the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates...

Sensor detects biomarker of early-stage multiple sclerosis
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Sensor detects biomarker of early-stage multiple sclerosis

Diagnostic strategy developed by Brazilian researchers can also be used to distinguish MS from neuromyelitis optica, another demyelinating disorder. The two diseases have similar symptoms but must be treated differently. FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Sorocaba (state of São Paulo,...