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Fruit, vegetable intake cuts upper respiratory tract infection risk in pregnant women

Washington, July 10 (ANI): Eating nutritious foods, especially fruits and vegetables, could reduce pregnant women’s risk of developing an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), according to a new study.

Researchers Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of [...]

Patients with uncontrolled hypertension respond well to treatment intensification

Washington, July 8 (ANI): A new study has shown that patients with uncontrolled hypertension respond well to treatment intensification, regardless of their degree of adherence to anti-hypertensive medications.

“Despite a lack of evidence, many clinicians assume that ‘nonadherent’ patients cannot benefit from treatment intensification,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Adam Rose, an assistant professor [...]

Prenatal cocaine exposure affects cognitive development in middle childhood

Washington, May 2 (ANI): Cocaine exposure before birth could compromise neurocognitive development among kids during middle childhood, according to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).

The researchers revealed that heavier intrauterine cocaine exposure (IUCE) is linked with mild compromise on selective areas of neurocognitive development during middle childhood.
For the study, researchers examined if the [...]

Centenarians’ offspring show personality traits linked with healthy ageing, longevity

Washington, April 4 (ANI): Scientists have found that the children of centenarians generally possess certain personality traits that are associated with healthy ageing and longevity.

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) New England Centenarian Study used questionnaires to obtain measures of the personality traits for neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were obtained from [...]

Genetic variant linked to cocaine addiction identified

Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): In a novel study, an international team of researchers has identified a genetic variant linked to cocaine addiction and cocaine-induced paranoia.

They have discovered variant in gene called a-endomannosidase (MANEA) that contributes to cocaine dependence and related behaviours.

During the study, the researchers looked at 3,992 individuals from two family-based samples of European [...]

Family history raises Alzheimer’s risk

Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A team researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has found that people who have parents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia are significantly more likely than others to experience memory loss.

The study found that this is true even in middle-aged persons who do not have a diagnosis of clinical [...]

Extremely premature infants at higher autism risk

Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Babies born more than three months early appear to be at double or triple the risk of autism, say US researchers.

According to scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), in collaboration with other medical centers, children born more than three months premature, are at three [...]