| Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers (AP) |
| AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. |
| Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. |
| Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's: study (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| Glaucoma medications may reduce risk of death (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving no treatment but it is not clear why, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game (Reuters) |
| Reuters - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over. |
| Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| Early language problems may hinder adult literacy (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests. |
| Few high-risk women in U.S. take breast cancer drug (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Only a small number of U.S. women at high risk of breast cancer have chosen to use the drug tamoxifen to lower that risk, according to a study published Monday. |
| Scientists Spot Genes Tied to Aging (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have discovered genetic variants that are associated with biological aging, a finding that could explain why some people seem to age faster than others. |
| Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that inhibits serotonin in the gut cured osteoporosis in lab mice and rats, a new study has found. |
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