A researcher holds up two culture plates growing bacteria in the presence of discs containing various antibiotics. Photograph: Science History Images/Alamy Stock Photo Many common antibiotics may double the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, research has shown. A Canadian study has found that taking the drugs raised the chances ... Read More »

– Mayo Clinic scientists have connected first-time kidney stone formations with chronic kidney disease in a new study. Chronic kidney disease is characterized by a progressive loss in kidney function, reducing the body’s ability to clear waste. Symptoms include nerve damage, high blood pressure, anemia and weak bones. The National ... Read More »

A new study conducted by Cornell University researchers confirms the link between some forms of autism and defects in mitochondrial DNA. The study builds on previous scholarship linking mitochondrial functions with autism spectrum disorder by providing a larger sample size. Researchers compared mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, samples of autistic children ... Read More »

climate exchange may also improve charges of chronic kidney disorder international as risingtemperatures and warmth strain damage kidneys, researchers file. They analyzed international records and observed that warmness strain–related persistent kidneydisorder seems to be on the upward push in rural communities in hot regions. The chance of heat pressure–associated persistent ... Read More »

An alleged neo-Nazi terrorist on trial in Munich had links to an undercover agent working for the German secret service, sources told dpa on Thursday. Beate Zschaepe, 41, worked in a store in the eastern German town of Zwickau that was run by the agent during Zschaepe’s time as an ... Read More »