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The Safety Of Prenatal Ultrasounds Questioned

...is followed in childhood by growth and measures of developmental outcome similar to those children who had received a single prenatal scan....

Understanding The Predictor’s Of Alzheimer’s Diseae

.... Researchers say genetic factors and the brain’s developmental process contribute to the degeneration of myelin. They say complex connections that take the longest to develop are among the first to deteriorate because myelin breaks down in reverse order of development. Specialists say: “The body was designed to ...

Is caries in primary and permanent tooth related?

...Dental Research, caries in primary teeth may cause developmental defects in permanent teeth.// A primary tooth can have caries for a wide variety of reasons such as gender, family health or history, socio-economic status, years of exposure to water fluoridation, disturbance to primary teeth, and early loss of pr...

Gene Therapy To Treat Deafness

...ts are of the opinion that viral vector found in a developmental regulatory gene called Atoh1 can be used to encourage new hairs to grow in the cochleae of the inner ear. This gene is also called Math1. The new sensory hairs grow as the differentiated non-sensory cells of the inner ear are encouraged to change the...

New technology to decipher neural connections dealing with heredity and environment

...el that the new use of technology in understanding developmental process will also help the scientists in understanding the role played by nature or heredity on nurture or environment. The computer model can also conduct a battery of tests to find out any injuries to the frontal lobe of the brain. With simulatio...

Urinary incontinence linked to bedwetting as a child

...n the other hand, another possible reason could be developmental defect of the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments that controls the bladder. Researchers feel that being aware of the association between childhood bedwetting and adult urinary incontinence may be able to make the medical practitioners and patients ...

Diabetes diagnosis may be the signal for psychiatric illness in children

...n, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, autism, developmental delay etc. Researchers for the study feel that th... who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses and developmental problems must be screened for incidence of diabetes type 2 disease. Reference: Pediatric Diabetes, ...

Developmental Origins of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

... said, “Therefore, our data suggest that different developmental pathways are implicated in the overlapping symptoms of PCOS. One pathway may be mediated by high maternal weight in late pregnancy, which is linked to irregular periods in the daughter, and possibly obesity and weight-related reproduction problems. A...

Does overweight cause behavioral problems?

... ages 5 and 14 detailed physical, behavioural, and developmental examinations of the children was undertaken and at 14 years health, welfare, and lifestyle questionnaires was adminstered to the children. The results of the study showed that there was no association between being overweight and behavioural problem...

Roots of polycystic ovarian syndrome traced to mother’s wom

...heir adulthood. Researchers suggest that several developmental pathways affecting the fetus may be responsible fo...weight related problems. Like this there are other developmental pathways that may get affected enough to cause polycystic ovarian syndrome in daughters in their adu...

It is possible to have stem cell based treatment for eye problems now

...nt part of retinal cell differentiation during the developmental stage. This may make it possible to target the protein to replace any lost retinal cells by using the stem cell technology to create new retinal cells. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the potential to regenerate self and develop into...

Alcohol more harmful to women

..."There is evidence for a faster progression of the developmental events leading to dependence among female alcoholics — the telescoping effect — and an earlier onset of adverse consequences of alcoholism." For getting results of the study CAT scans were done on the individuals to assess the extent of brain damage...

Environmental estrogens can cause breast cancer

...heir investigations by looking into the effects of developmental exposures of nonylphenol on breast cancer....

Fragile X-Associated Tremor /Ataxia Syndrome Need Guidelines For Diagnostic Tests

...sease, or dementia, along with a family history of developmental delay, autism, mental retardation, or premature ovarian failure, should be tested for the gene. These guidelines are reasonable but may change in the future as larger numbers of patients are detected, according to an editorial published in the sam...

Language Delays May Not Be Normal In Children

...talks for longer times than others may be// having developmental problems or mental disorders, warns scientists. L...s: Further information Developmental delays: A developmental delay happens when the children fail to achieve the developmental milestones at the right age. This ...

Vitamin Supplements During Pregnancy to Boost Fetal Development

...ely to have a low IQ and to suffer from health and developmental problems later in life. The study also found that women who smoked tended to have lower levels of folate in their blood, which could explain why they give birth to smaller babies. The results of the study support the need for intake of foods such a...

Vitamin B12 Deficiency In Vegans And Elderly

...thers with a B12 deficiency are at risk for severe developmental abnormalities and irreversible neurological damage. Apart from fortified breakfast cereals, the only reliable dietary sources of vitamin B12 are animal-derived products. Therefore the most affected people are vegans, but even vegetarians who eat egg...

Ethiopian Children Face Threat From Malnutrition

...need to ponder over serious consequences about the developmental process in these children. Poor rainfall, failed crops and delays in the rollout of a government safety-net programme were identified as the main causes. The crisis has been compounded by health and hygiene risks among people already weakened by a l...

Mechanical forces drive early heart development

... walls and holes in the heart, among other serious developmental problems. His research could help scientists better understant the roles physics and mechanics play in the developing heart and in heart defects. The heart either loops or it doesn’t, and if it loops it either goes left or right,’ and those often are...

Brain Cell Repair Loss disclosed

...own as amacrime cells. "They've showed there is a developmental switch triggered by cell contact, but what we don't know yet is what the mechanism inside the cell is," Lisa McKerracher a neuroscientists at the University of Montreal....

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