Children of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during early pregnancy are at an increased risk of major birth defects, particularly heart defects, compared with children of mothers prescribed penicillin, finds a study ...
Feb 19, 2020
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Nearly half of adults habitually snore when they sleep.
Jan 17, 2019
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We all know what it's like to wake up and wish we had another couple hours' slumber before beginning our day, but children with cerebral palsy have a hard time falling asleep in the first place.
Jun 1, 2015
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A new prospective study of six-month-old infants at high genetic risk for autism identified weak head and neck control as a red flag for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and language and/or social developmental delays. Researchers ...
May 17, 2012
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An infusion of cells from a child's own umbilical cord blood appears to improve brain connectivity and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy, according to a randomized clinical trial published this week by ...
Oct 30, 2017
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Researchers have shown why people with intellectual disability experience lower life expectancy and suggest better public health could improve outcomes.
Dec 2, 2019
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US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.
Feb 8, 2012
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When Noah and Alexis Beery were diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2, their parents thought they at last had an answer to the problems that had plagued their twin infants from birth. However, that proved only a way station ...
Jun 15, 2011
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The side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab against COVID-19 are likely to be mild to moderate and clear up quickly in 12-15 year olds at high risk of complications from the infection because of certain coexisting conditions, ...
Aug 26, 2021
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A device to measure foot control is being trialled to improve walking ability for adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy.
Sep 5, 2017
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