News articles tagged with 'deficiency'
Thyroid affects colour vision
— 30 Mar 2011 17:16 | HealthWhat part does the thyroid gland have in vision? Thyroid hormone is crucially involved in controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones. Previously, it was assumed that…
Mother's obesity may lead to infertility in the next generation
— 28 Mar 2011 15:47 | HealthLevels of the hormone ghrelin are low in obese women and a recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports that mice whose mothers…
Pre-conception and early pregnancy iron deficiency harms brain
— 28 Mar 2011 14:42 | HealthA mother's iron deficiency early in pregnancy may have a profound and long-lasting effect on the brain development of the child, even if the lack of iron is not enough to cause severe…
Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis
— 15 Mar 2011 20:20 | HealthVitamin D deficiency is a well reported complication in chronic cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cirrhosis. While the prevalence and treatment of this deficiency has…
Dwarfism gene linked to protection from cancer and diabetes
— 17 Feb 2011 18:30 | HealthA 22-year study of abnormally short individuals suggests that growth-stunting mutations also may stunt two of humanity's worst diseases…
Ritalin may ease early iron deficiency damage
— 3 Feb 2011 18:12 | HealthRitalin may help improve brain function in adolescent rats that were iron deficient during infancy, according to a team of Penn State neuroscientists. This may have implications for…
Vitamin D deficiency alters lung growth and decreases lung function
— 29 Jan 2011 17:43 | HealthPreviously linked to the severity of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans, vitamin D deficiency has now been shown to alter lung structure and function…
Protein related to ageing holds breast cancer clues
— 28 Jan 2011 17:00 | HealthThe most common type of breast cancer in older women - oestrogen and progesterone receptor (ER/PR) positive breast cancer - has been linked to a protein that fends off ageing-related…
Vitamin D deficit doubles risk of stroke in whites, but not in blacks
— 15 Nov 2010 17:27 | HealthLow levels of vitamin D, the essential nutrient obtained from milk, fortified cereals and exposure to sunlight, doubles the risk of stroke in whites, but not in blacks, according to…
Vitamin D deficiency does not increase stroke risk among blacks
— 15 Nov 2010 16:38 | HealthWhile vitamin D deficiency is associated with fatal stroke among whites, it is not linked to more stroke deaths among blacks, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's…