News tagged with head circumference


Indian medics reconstruct baby's swollen head

Indian doctors said Wednesday they have successfully carried out a first round of reconstructive surgery on the skull of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to nearly double in size.

Surgery created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Autism linked with excess of neurons in prefrontal cortex

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego Autism Center of Excellence shows that brain overgrowth in boys with autism involves an abnormal, excess number of neurons in areas of the brain associated ...

Neuroscience created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Children and adolescent mobile phone users at no greater risk of brain cancer than non-users

Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are not at a statistically significant increased risk of brain cancer compared to their peers who do not use mobile phones, according to a study published July 27 in the Journal of ...

Health created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Experts find link between low doses of vitamin D and adverse pregnancy outcomes

There is a link between vitamin D insufficiency and adverse health outcomes such as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia in mothers-to-be and low birth weight in newborns, suggests a paper published in BMJ today.

Health created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find sudden cardiac death is associated with thin placenta at birth

Researchers studying the origins of sudden cardiac death have found that in both men and women a thin placenta at birth was associated with sudden cardiac death. A thin placenta may result in a reduced flow of nutrients from ...

Cardiology created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Abnormal growth regulation may occur in children with heart defects

The poor growth seen in children born with complex heart defects may result from factors beyond deficient nutrition. A new study by pediatric researchers suggests that abnormalities in overall growth regulation play a role.

Pediatrics created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drinking in pregnancy shows up in child's growth: study

(HealthDay) -- Children who had significant prenatal exposure to alcohol may have delayed weight gain during infancy and alcohol-related growth restriction from early infancy until 9 years of age, researchers ...

Addiction created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antidepressants for pregnant moms don't affect infants' growth, research says

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants taken by a woman during pregnancy do not impact her infant's growth over the first year, reports a new study from a Northwestern Medicine scientist.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Incidence of recurrent anal sphincter rupture is 7.1 percent

(HealthDay)—The incidence of recurrent anal sphincter rupture (ASR) is 7.1 percent, and several risk factors are associated with an increased risk, including excessive birth weight, vacuum extraction, and ...

Health created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standing for long periods during pregnancy may curb fetal growth

Standing for long periods during pregnancy may curb the growth of the developing fetus, suggests research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Does the brain become unglued in autism?

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood, where they play a role in immune function.

Autism spectrum disorders created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mother's vitamin D level linked to birth weight

Mothers' vitamin D levels at a gestation of 26 weeks or less were positively related to birth weight and head circumference, and, in the first trimester were negatively associated with risk of a baby being born small for ...

Health created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Frozen embryo transfer leads to larger and heavier babies

Two studies from France and Denmark have shown that children born after frozen embryo transfer are larger and heavier. The risk for a baby to be too heavy for its gestational age at birth is increased 1.6 fold compared to ...

Health created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors begin draining fluid from Indian baby's swollen head (Update)

Indian doctors on Friday began draining excess fluid from the head of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her skull to swell to nearly double its size, a neurosurgeon told AFP.

Other created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Joy as hospital offers help to baby with swollen head (Update)

The parents of an 18-month girl in India whose head has swollen to more than double its normal size reacted with joy on Monday after a top private hospital offered to fly her to New Delhi for tests.

Other created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0