The Zika virus shunts carbon atoms away from the important glucose metabolism pathway in infected fetuses, leading to a cascade of events that significantly impact fetal development. But giving pregnant mothers a readily ...
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One in every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart disease (CHD), and CHD is the major cause of death in newborns—however the genetic cause of these developmental disorders is not fully understood, hindering the development ...
Dec 15, 2021
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A new clinical trial being led by the University of Birmingham and funded by the British Heart Foundation could help improve the recovery of children who undergo life-saving heart surgery.
Dec 13, 2021
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(HealthDay)—In 2019, infant mortality reached a historic low in the United States, with a rate of 5.58 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, according to the Dec. 8 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Muscle dystrophy describes a set of diseases that causes the weakening and loss of muscle. Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy is a rare disease that is the result of a mutation in one or more three COL6 genes, resulting ...
Dec 2, 2021
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The most comprehensive genomic study of syphilis to date has mapped the recent resurgence of the disease around the world.
Nov 29, 2021
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When 4-year-old McCoy Tittsworth met his sister, Molly, hours after she was born, he held her swaddled body and kissed her on the cheek. She was the little sister he'd prayed to have.
Nov 4, 2021
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Researchers identified almost two dozen genes that contribute to heart defects by studying genetic data from people born with congenital heart disease or autism. Hongyu Zhao of Yale University and colleagues developed a new ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Children with adrenal insufficiency have a higher risk of dying than those with other lifelong conditions, according to research by the University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust scientists.
Oct 26, 2021
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Cardiopulmonary bypass, more commonly known as heart-and-lung bypass, has some unique impacts on the creation and growth of brain cells in the area of a child's brain called the subventricular zone (SVZ), according to a study ...
Oct 26, 2021
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