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 Big-hearted fish reveals genetics of cardiovascular condition

Big-Hearted Fish Reveals Genetic Underpinnings of Enigmatic Cardiovascular Condition

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have unlocked the mystery of a puzzling human disease and gained insight into cardiovascular development, all thanks to a big-hearted ...





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Genes may predict vascular malformation

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A pair of studies, led by Medical College of Wisconsin scientists at Children's Research Institute in Milwaukee, may translate into rapid molecular tests to distinguish between hemangiomas and congenital blood or lymph vessel ...


No link between antidepressants and birth defects

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created May 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Expectant mothers can safely use prescribed antidepressants during their first trimester, according to a new study from the Université de Montréal and Ste. Justine Hospital published in the May edition of the British Journal of ...


Statins may treat blood vessel disorder that can lead to fatal strokes

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a finding that could save thousands of lives a year, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have shown that a blood vessel disorder leading to unpredictable, sometimes fatal, hemorrhagic strokes, seizures, paralysis ...


Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations.


Some prescription meds can harm fetus

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a Université de Montréal investigation published in the British Jo ...


Don't block folic acid in early pregnancy

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using medication that reduces or blocks the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy (weeks 1-12), increases the risk that the growing baby will develop abnormalities. This conclusion was reached by a ...


ICSI or IVF: Babies born from frozen embryos do just as well

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Analysis of the longest running ICSI programme in the United States has found reassuring evidence that babies born from frozen embryos fertilised via ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) do just as well as those born from ...


Scientists identify gene vital to early embryonic cells forming a normal heart and skull

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created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center highlights the critical role a certain gene and its protein play during early embryonic development on formation of a normal heart and skull.


Children born from frozen embryos weigh more and do better than those born after fresh transfer

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created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Barcelona, Spain: Children born after a frozen, thawed embryo has been replaced in the womb have higher birth weight than those born where fresh embryos were used, Danish scientists reported to the 24th annual conference ...


Frogs reveal clues about the effects of alcohol during development

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cause malformations in babies, including facial defects, short stature, and mental and behavioral abnormalities. The African frog, Xenopus, is a valuable ...



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