News tagged with childhood brain
Iron deficiency in womb may delay brain maturation in preemies
May 04, 2009 |
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Iron plays a large role in brain development in the womb, and new University of Rochester Medical Center research shows an iron deficiency may delay the development of auditory nervous system in preemies. This delay could ...
Pioneering study may open door to first targeted treatment for common childhood brain tumour
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Scientists have found evidence to suggest that ‘small molecule’ drugs could offer the first effective chemotherapy for childhood low-grade astrocytomas, improving the prognosis for hundreds diagnosed with the disease - reveals ...
Scientists identify childhood brain cancer genes
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Scientists at The University of Nottingham have isolated three important genes involved in the development of a type of childhood brain cancer. The breakthrough is revealed in a study published in the British Journal of Ca ...
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Researchers discover gene mutations that cause childhood brain cancer
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Researchers funded by the Canadian Cancer Society have discovered eight similar genes that, when mutated, appear to be responsible for medulloblastoma - the most common of childhood brain cancers. The findings are published ...
Childhood adversity may affect processing in the brain's reward pathways
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Jul 15, 2009 |
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New research shows that childhood adversity is associated with diminished neural activity in brain regions implicated in the anticipation of possible rewards.
Biological link connects childhood trauma and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...
Fragile period of childhood brain development could underlie epilepsy
Aug 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A form of partial epilepsy associated with auditory and other sensory hallucinations has been linked to the disruption of brain development during early childhood, according to a study led ...
Childhood cancer survivors less likely to marry, researchers find
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Bi ...
Delays in UK child brain tumor diagnosis
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Significant numbers of children in the UK are suffering from preventable levels of disability, particularly blindness, and premature death because of poor diagnosis of brain tumours.
Maltreatment during childhood associated with combination of inflammation and depression in adults
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Apr 07, 2008 |
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A history of neglect or abuse in childhood appears to be associated with depression and inflammation in adulthood, a combination that may increase cardiovascular risk, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of ...
Lifelong cancer risk for patients treated for childhood cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Childhood cancer survivors have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives, according to a new study published in the May 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Brain tumors in childhood leave a lasting mark on cognition, life status
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Brain tumors in childhood cast a long shadow on survivors. The first study of the lasting impact of these tumors -- the most common solid malignancies in childhood -- shows that survivors have ongoing cognitive problems. ...
New Features Found in Einstein's Brain
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When one thinks of Einstein, it is natural to assume that obviously his brain differed from that of the average person. And, ever since Thomas Harvey, a pathologist in Princeton, removed Einste ...
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