A study asks: Too much folic acid a cause of autism?
For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects.
May 11, 2016
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For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have been advised to take folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects.
May 11, 2016
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Scientists have identified genetic mutations that appear to be a key culprit behind a suite of birth defects called ciliopathies, which affect an estimated 1 in 1,000 births. In a paper published online this week in Nature ...
May 10, 2016
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Women suffering from extreme morning sickness often take Zofran (ondansetron) to combat their debilitating nausea and vomiting. However, two studies have found that the drug may increase risk of heart defects and cleft palate ...
May 9, 2016
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A study in Brazil found nearly 90 percent of people with a rare paralyzing condition said they had symptoms of Zika earlier—contributing to mounting evidence that Zika may be a cause.
May 5, 2016
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Health authorities in Panama said Thursday that they have identified four cases of the birth defect microcephaly linked to the Zika virus.
May 5, 2016
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Brazil's outbreak of Zika—which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in newborns in 1,271 cases since October—has also killed 57 of those babies, authorities said Wednesday.
May 5, 2016
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Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists around the world to create the Atlas of Human Malformation ...
Apr 29, 2016
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Visitors arriving in Peru by air on Tuesday from Zika-infected countries were given condoms as part of a government campaign to curb the sexual transmission of the virus.
Apr 19, 2016
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The molecular structure of the Zika virus as seen on x-ray crystallography revealed electrostatic differences in a key protein compared with other flaviviruses that might explain how it infects human cells, according to a ...
Apr 19, 2016
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has referred to Zika virus as causing microcephaly and other birth defects, according to a report published by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology ...
Apr 18, 2016
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