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Findings on Dangerous Parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii Published

...ation of the brain in AIDS patients and for severe congenital disease that is passed from mother to baby," White said. MSU led the study that was published in PloS, White said. MSU made major contributions to the Nature and Science papers which were collaborations with Stanford University and Washington Unive...

Multivitamins Can Reduce Risk Of Low Birth Weight

...llowed up for seven days to detect any evidence of congenital abnormalities or other conditions or illnesses. Women in the micronutrient group gained an average of 9.2 kilograms (20.3 pounds) during their pregnancies, compared with 8.7 kilograms (19.2 pounds) in the placebo group. Of the 200 babies born, 146 ...

Latest Research on Visual Skills is an Eye Opener

...e of a woman in India who was born blind owing to congenital cataracts in both eyes. The woman was completely blind for 12 years before she was identified for treatment. Now, twenty years after her surgery, the researchers found that she is able to discern between separate objects, determine depth, localize f...

Oral Hygiene Can Prevent Tooth Decay for Patients With Cleft Conditions

...cial Journal. Cleft lip/palate is the most common congenital craniofacial abnormality, affecting 1 in every 700 newborns. Patients with cleft conditions generally display poorer oral hygiene and high susceptibility to caries, or tooth decay, because of the difficulty in achieving adequate plaque control associ...

Babies With Congenital Heart Defects Live Longer, Study Shows

...mong 250 adults and one in 85 children suffered a congenital heart defect. Researchers owed the increase in t...rasound and surgical procedures. People who suffer congenital heart abnormalities are at risk for several types of heart disease later in life. Therefore it is im...

Childhood Obesity Linked to Foot Pain

...tes some overweight children suffer foot pain from congenital or inherited foot conditions, such as bunions, hammertoes, pediatric flatfoot and tarsal coalition, an abnormal connection between two or more bones in the back of the foot. Children with these deformities may be less active because of pain. Sometime...

Missing Molecule Has Important Role in a Developmental Brain Abnormality

...tical role in periventricular heterotopia (PVH), a congenital brain malformation, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Neuron. PVH often leads to a variety of neurological disorders such as epilepsy, mental retardation, and learning or memory deficits. It has many environmental and genetic causes, bu...

Army Dental Corps to Get Multi-speciality Unit

...ies, advanced maxillofacial surgical care to treat congenital and acquired defects, dental free ceramic restorations, full mouth restorations, facial pain management, and facilities for research in the field of stem cells. This centre, which will handle emergencies round the clock, will have tele-dentistry ca...

Ultrasound Technology - Boon or a Bane?

...that ultrasound was indispensable for ascertaining congenital abnormalities and the health of the baby and the mother. They added that the petition deliberately emphasised only one aspect of ultrasonography - determination of foetal sex. The above argument is contrary to facts and opinion of experts. The eco...

Record Donation to Children’s Hospita

...rovide state-of-the-art treatment to children with congenital heart disease, which the hospital says is the most common birth defect in children and the leading cause of birth-defect-related deaths worldwide. The 20,000-square-foot cardiac unit, which will cost $34-million in total, will be unique in Canada, ...

Still Births: Three Times Higher Risk for Older Moms–to–e

... babies after excluding maternal complications and congenital abnormalities in the fetus. It was observed that women who give birth between the ages of 40 to 44 were at three times the risk of stillbirth than women aged 25 to 29. This was based on the data from the US Centers for Disease Control, which re...

Study to Explore Using Magnets to Correct 'sunken Chest'

... magnets can correct sunken chest, the most common congenital chest deformity, in the same way that orthodontic braces gradually realign teeth. Sunken chest, which is known medically as pectus excavatum, is a deformity of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone. The deformed cartilage pulls the...

CMV Vaccine Prototype Successfully Tested in Guinea Pigs

... said that 10 percent to 15 percent of babies with congenital CMV have a long-term disability such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and hearing loss. The infection could potentially cause other developmental disabilities such as autism or attention deficit disorder. The virus can also damage the placenta,...

Bhopal Gas Victims Demand Treatment of Children With Birth Defects

...a Devi have identified over 120 children born with congenital abnormalities that can be attributed to exposure of their parents to MIC from the award money they got in 2004. The Trust organizations like the Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh (BGPMSKS), Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sanghar...

UK Study Wants Uniformity in Child Heart Drug Doses

Children with congenital heart failure may be at risk because of discrepancies in doses of a heart drug, UK researchers have warned//. Consequently some children were perhaps not getting effective medication. That in turn could mean the children’s health is in danger. T...

Postnatal Health and Sexual Problems Persist Even After a Year

...e the survey began and all had a live baby with no congenital abnormalities at the time of the survey. "Our research has raised a number of issues" says Amanda Williams. "For example, it has highlighted concerns about the long-term health effects resulting from forceps deliveries and the variations in ill he...

Foot Deformity Could Be Corrected With Minimal Surgery

...iples developed in the 1950s for clubfoot, another congenital foot deformity. Ignacio Ponseti, M.D., professor emeritus of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at the University of Iowa, pioneered a method that called for weekly casting and manipulation of the foot starting soon after birth. When done correctly, the...

National Neurosurgery Awareness Week Kicks Off During Annual Meeting of the AANS

...e successful surgery to treat Parkinson’s disease, congenital deformities, hydrocephalus, tumors of the central nervous system, low back or neck pain, stroke, cerebral aneurysms, head injuries, or any of the many other conditions treated by neurosurgeons? If so, consider submitting your story and help the AANS ...

New Procedure Paves Way for Eunuchs to Choose a Gender and Conceive

... of these people suffer from a complication called congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which can be life threatening. "It is associated with excessive vomiting and dehydration." Among the TH category, part from the ambiguous genitalia, there is an ovary and testicular tissues in the same child. There is a l...

Scientists Identify Critical Gene Factor in Heart Development

...mbers of the heart, which is the most common human congenital heart defect. They also found that miR-1-2 influences electrical conduction of the heart, which is what regulates the heart beat. Defects in the heart rhythm frequently cause sudden death in humans and are the reason for pacemakers and defibrillat...

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