(February 9, 2012 -Insidermedicine)

From Cleveland - A drug has been shown to reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model, according to a report published in Science. Researchers found that Bexarotene given to mice with Alzheimer's disease quickly cleared amyloid plaques in the brain and reversed the rodents cognitive defects.

From Belgium - Children who are exposed to chemotherapy in the womb still develop normally, according to a report published in the Lancet Oncology. Researchers studied 68 pregnancies of cancer patients, during which 236 cycles of chemotherapy were administered. Results of cognitive, heart and health assessments during long term follow-up revealed that the children developed as well as children in the general population.

And finally, from Thailand - Research published in PLoS ONE identifies how malaria effects  fetal growth. Using ultrasound to study nearly 3,800 pregnancies, researchers found that fetal head size was significantly smaller when the mother was infected with malaria.