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Antibiotic Use During Pregnancy And Birth Defects: Study Examines Associations
Penicillin and several other
antibacterial medications
commonly taken by pregnant
women do not appear to be
associated with many birth
... > full story
Stem Cells Offer New Hope For Kidney Disease Patients
Several cell-based therapy
approaches could provide new
treatments for patients with
Alport syndrome, according
to a new study. ... > full story
Vitamin C Deficiency Impairs Early Brain Development, Guinea Pig Study Finds
New research from Denmark
shows that guinea pigs
subjected to vitamin C
deficiency have 30 percent
less hippocampal neurones
... > full story
Light Shed On Cause Of Down Syndrome And Other Genetic Disorders
Scientists have a better
understanding of what causes
an abnormal number of
chromosomes in offspring, a
condition called aneuploidy
... > full story
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New Light Shed On Gastroschisis Birth Defect
November 6, 2009 — Washoe County, Nevada, U.S., experienced a cluster of a particular birth defect, gastroschisis, during the period April 2007 - April 2008. Gastroschisis is a birth defect that occurs early in ... > full story -
Clinical Tests Begin On Medication To Correct Fragile X Defect
November 4, 2009 — Scientists are beginning a clinical trial of a potential medication designed to correct a central neurochemical defect underlying Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual ... > full story -
Deep Brain Stimulation May Be Effective Treatment For Tourette's Syndrome
October 28, 2009 — Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette's syndrome, according to new research. The first symptoms of Tourette syndrome are almost always noticed in childhood and ... > full story -
New 'Schizophrenia Gene' Prompts Researchers To Test Potential Drug Target
October 27, 2009 — Scientists report having used a commercially available drug to successfully "rescue" animal brain cells that they had intentionally damaged by manipulating a newly discovered gene that links ... > full story -
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Sex-based Prenatal Brain Differences Found
October 26, 2009 — Prenatal sex-based biological differences extend to genetic expression in cerebral cortices. The differences in question are probably associated with later divergences in how our brains develop, ... > full story -
Could Some Forms Of Mental Retardation Be Treated With Drugs?
October 25, 2009 — Growth factors are the proteins that trigger a countless number of actions in cells. Drugs that increase or decrease certain growth factors have lead to treatments for cancer and cardiovascular ... > full story -
Trembling Hands And Molecular Handshakes
October 25, 2009 — The heritable Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome is a common neurodegenerative disease. It is assumed to result from a relative lack of the protein Pur-alpha. A new study by a team in Germany provides ... > full story -
Treatment For Epilepsy Is Possible Culprit For Development Of Schizophrenia
October 24, 2009 — Researchers say antiepilectic drug treatments administered when the brain is developing appear to trigger schizophrenia-like behavior in animal models. In humans, having a history of seizures in ... > full story -
Fetal Study Highlights Impact Of Stress On Male Fertility
October 22, 2009 — Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests. Researchers looked at the effect of stress hormones ... > full story -
Maternal Smoking May Increase Newborns' Discomfort
October 21, 2009 — A new study suggests that maternal smoking may increase the level of distress of ... > full story
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