Exercise during pregnancy has cardiovascular benefits not just for the mother but for the developing fetus as well, according to research presented Monday at the 121st annual meeting of the American Physiological Society, part of the Experimental Biology 2008 scientific conference. Reuters Health Information
Variations in a gene involved in folate metabolism may explain some of the disparities in the incidence of colorectal cancer that have been seen among various racial/ethnic groups, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News
A 3-year-old boy who underwent pioneering gene therapy in London for x-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1) has developed leukaemia. Reuters Health Information
In an observational study, slower rates of decline of forced expiratory volume in 1 second were seen in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis who were treated with ibuprofen. Medscape Medical News
