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Experiments in sheep are hinting that doses of caffeine given to women in pregnancy, as well as their newborns after birth, could prevent cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a disabling condition often caused by asphyxia—reductions in oxygen supply—around the time of birth. "Caffeine has previously proven to be safe in stimulating the respiratory centers of preterm babies and helping them remember to breathe," said Maltepe. Caffeine "easily crosses the blood-brain barrier and is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory molecule," added Dr. Jana Mike. In the new study, 30 pregnant sheep received either a single intravenous dose of one gram of...

Today's Carson / Trump press conference was an extraordinary event.  It answered many questions about the two's relationship.  Both men captivated us with their 45 minute talk where they spoke about each other and explained their passion for the mission ahead: to put America back on the course of greatness. From the beginning of the race, we could sense the men liked and respected each other.  But until today we never quite knew what Carson thought about Trump's political take down of Carson last year.   As you'll recall, in his autobiography, Gifted Hands, Carson claimed he was a...

Johns Hopkins researchers discover pathway in mice for epicatechin's apparent protective effectResearchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage. Ninety minutes after feeding mice a single modest dose of epicatechin, a compound found naturally in dark chocolate, the scientists induced an ischemic stroke by essentially cutting off blood supply to the animals' brains. They found that the animals that had preventively ingested the epicatechin suffered significantly less brain damage than the ones that had not been given...