Ophthalmology
New app will open eyes to vision issues in babies
An app that helps student midwives detect rare eye conditions in newborns has been developed by a lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).
Dec 19, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Genetic testing IVF embryos doesn't improve the chance of a baby
If you're going through IVF, you may be offered a test to look at your embryos' chromosomes.
Nov 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers report new approach to treating incurable leukemia in children
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of cancer affecting children in Switzerland and, unfortunately, is often incurable. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Children's Hospital Zurich ...
Nov 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
She lives with seizures, and public stigma, every day
Most of the time, Eva Wadvinski is a typical college student. Then suddenly, she isn't.
Nov 21, 2019
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Cardiology
How a simple scan helped children suffering with hidden heart diseases in South Africa
The polite, well-behaved ten-year-old girl lying patiently in the makeshift clinic in her school in Cape Town, South Africa, is exactly like all her friends—active and smiley. Also like her friends, she's under strict instructions ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Cardiology
Youth with abnormal heart rhythms more likely to have ADHD, anxiety, depression
Children and teens with abnormal heart rhythms (cardiac arrhythmias) are more likely to have depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with those of similar ages without chronic medical ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Genetics
Chromosomal abnormalities uncovered in many couples struggling with recurrent miscarriage
When a couple loses a pregnancy, and especially when the same couple loses multiple pregnancies, doctors are often at a loss to explain why. For about 40 to 60 percent of couples with recurrent miscarriage (RM), the condition ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Miscarriages affect one in six pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments
A miscarriage is a devastating event. Those who experience them are suddenly and unexpectedly robbed of the promise of new life and the dream of an expanded family. The emotional toll can be even greater if conception was ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Neuroscience
Better seizure control with ketogenic diet in infants with genetic epilepsy
Infants and young children with epilepsy due to a confirmed genetic abnormality had a better response to treatment with ketogenic diet compared to patients with other types of epilepsy, according to a review of 10-year experience ...
Aug 27, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Risk of psychotic disorders has disease-specific brain effects
Brain abnormalities in people at familial risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder emerge in unique patterns, despite the symptom and genetic overlap of the disorders, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry. Similarities ...
Aug 20, 2019
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