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SA Female Scientists Recognised 17th Dec 2020    |    Source: African Media Agency The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme Recognizes South African Female Scientists For Their Groundbreaking Research L’Oréal South Africa awards research grants to six exceptional young women scientists. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 17th, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-2020 marks the second edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science South African National Young Talents Programme. The programme supports young female scientists and rewards scientific excellence. Creat...

Study shows highest risk of vitamin D deficiency in BAME babies A third of all babies and half of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) babies are vitamin D deficient, a large study of 3000 newborn's in the West Midlands has shown, highlighting potential shortfalls in the current UK antenatal supplementation program. Vitamin D, sometimes referred to as the 'sunshine vitamin' helps the body absorb calcium and phosphate from our diet making it vital for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. As well as causing bone softness and weakness, vitamin D deficiency in newborn infants can lead to serious ...

 E-Mail A third of all babies and half of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) babies are vitamin D deficient, a large study of 3000 newborn's in the West Midlands has shown, highlighting potential shortfalls in the current UK antenatal supplementation programme. Vitamin D, sometimes referred to as the 'sunshine vitamin' helps the body absorb calcium and phosphate from our diet making it vital for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. As well as causing bone softness and weakness, vitamin D deficiency in newborn infants can lead to serious life-threatening complications such as seizures, s...

This Dysfunction Improves But No One Knows Why Researchers from the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and New York University provide measurable physical evidence of diminished neural processing within the brain after a stroke, in Poststroke acute dysexecutive syndrome (PSADES) is a cognitive dysfunction that people commonly experience after even minor strokes. The condition becomes evident soon after the stroke occurs, and while it correlates to having dead tissue lesion(s) in the brain left behind by the stroke, it does not seem to be related to the location of the lesion(s...

Study: Even minor strokes can diminish neural processing in the brain After Julia had a minor stroke, she was thankful for receiving rapid treatment and recovering well. But she did notice an unexpected aftereffect as she returned to normal activities. In meetings at work, she was unable to follow the back and forth among attendees. And when she was asked for her own opinions, she found she hadn't grasped well enough what had been discussed to participate. At home, if she was working on a task like cooking dinner, she realized she couldn't easily carry on a conversation with her husband.