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Scientists discover genetic link between low birth weight and diabetes
April 7, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News, Pregnancy
Scientists have discovered that there is a genetic link between low birth weights in babies and the onset of Type 2 diabetes later in life.
The collaborative effort of scientists from Britain, Finland, the Netherlands and the United States has yielded important research which could change the way diabetes is dealt with in the future.
The team [...]
Link confirmed between autism and mother’s age
February 11, 2010 by Shawn Douglas
Filed under News
A link has been confirmed between a mother’s age and her risk of giving birth to an autistic child.
New research out of the University of California, Davis shows that older mothers have a higher risk of giving birth to an autistic child, but older fathers only increase the autism risk when the mother is under [...]







