Heavy adolescent drinking alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain

Long-term heavy use of alcohol in adolescence alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. These alterations were observed in physically and mentally healthy but heavy-drinking adolescents, who nevertheless did not fulfil the diagnostic criteria for a substance abuse disorder.

Heartburn drugs during pregnancy may increase child’s risk of asthma

A University of Edinburgh study has found that women who use heartburn medication in pregnancy were more likely to have children who developed asthma. The team, led by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the University of Tampere in Finland, found that children born to mothers who used prescribed heartburn medications were one-third more likely to seek treatment for asthma symptoms.

Santas Around the WorldBy The Daily Beast

Participants, wearing Santa Claus outfits, take part in a charity race in benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in Madrid, Spain, December 17, 2016. Santa Claus rides in his sleigh as he prepares for Christmas in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland December 15, 2016.

Acute Ischemic Stroke in Pediatric Patients

… care center with MRI and neurological expertise available 24 hours a day. On arrival, his National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale was 12. He had a right partial hemianopia, severe right hemiparesis, moderate dysarthria and aphasia. Emergent MRI …