News tagged with brain malformations


Rubella in pregnancy rare in US, but can be devastating for baby

(HealthDay)—Although rare in the United States, three babies with birth defects caused by rubella (or "German measles") were reported in 2012 and doctors need to be on the lookout for such cases, a new ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find cancer-causing virus in the brain, potential connection to epilepsy

Researchers at Shriner's Hospital Pediatric Research Center at the Temple University School of Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania have evidence linking the human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) – the most common cause ...

Neuroscience created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Study finds new genes that cause Baraitser-Winter syndrome, a brain malformation

Scientists from Seattle Children's Research Institute and the University of Washington, in collaboration with the Genomic Disorders Group Nijmegen in the Netherlands, have identified two new genes that cause Baraitser-Winter ...

Genetics created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers describe genetic basis of rare human diseases

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and in Michigan, North Carolina and Spain have discovered how genetic mutations cause a number of rare human diseases, which include Meckel syndrome, ...

Genetics created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast