Conference Reports

49th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 2016

Athens, Greece

25 May 2016 - 28 May 2016

Pain Association of Singapore Annual Scientific Meeting (PAS-ASM) 2016

Singapore

05 March 2016 - 06 March 2016

International Symposium on Cognitive and Developmental Neuroscience: From Molecular to Behaviour, Brain and Mind Institute, Chinese University of Hong Kong

12 November 2015 - 12 November 2015

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Maternal obesity, pregestational diabetes exert joint effects on psychiatric condition in offspring

02 Sep 2018

The combination of maternal pregestational diabetes mellitus plus severe obesity is associated with a heightened risk of several psychiatric and mild neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring compared with either obesity or diabetes alone, a study suggests.

ADHD, anxiety signal increased risk of bipolar disorder

07 Sep 2018

Individuals with attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or anxiety are at greater risk of developing bipolar disorder, according to a study. Moreover, the risk further increases in those who have received diagnoses of both ADHD and anxiety.

Depression after coronary artery disease diagnosis raises mortality risk

Roshini Claire Anthony, 06 Apr 2016

A diagnosis of depression increases the risk of mortality and hospital readmission due to myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a Canadian study presented at the recent American College of Cardiology’s 65^th Annual Scientific Session in Chicago, Illinois, US.