News tagged with fetal brain
Dyslexia-linked genetic variant decreases midline crossing of auditory pathways
Finnish scientists have found that a rare dyslexia-linked genetic variant of the ROBO1 gene decreases normal crossing of auditory pathways in the human brain. The weaker the expression of the gene is, the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Process important to brain development studied in detail
Knowledge about the development of the nervous system is of the greatest importance for us to understand the function of the brain and brain disorders. Researchers at Uppsala University have examined the key step when genes ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Scientists chart gene expression in the brain across lifespan
The "switching on" or expression of specific genes in the human genome is what makes each human tissue and each human being unique. A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Lieber ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Genetic variant, auto-antibodies linked to autism
(Medical Xpress) -- A study by researchers at UC Davis has found that pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce auto-antibodies to the brains of their developing fetuses and that the children ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Premature birth may increase risk of epilepsy later in life
Being born prematurely may increase your risk of developing epilepsy as an adult, according to a new study published in the October 4, 2011, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 03, 2011 |
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High levels of potentially toxic flame retardants in California pregnant women
A new study finds that pregnant women in Northern California have the highest PBDE flame retardant exposures reported to date among pregnant women worldwide. It also describes some of the first evidence from humans that certain ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders have less deep-gray brain matter
Children and youth who have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders have less deep-gray matter in their brains compared to children who don’t have the condition, according to a collaborative study by a multidisciplinary team ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 19, 2011 |
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Figuring out fetal alcohol syndrome in fruit flies
Drinking excess alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) due to the damaging effects of alcohol on a developing baby's brain. Despite its harmful effects, pregnant mothers continue to drink alcohol ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Reducing diet early in pregnancy stunts fetal brain development
Eating less during early pregnancy impaired fetal brain development in a nonhuman primate model, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio reported today.
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Eyeblink conditioning may help in assessing children with fetal alcohol exposure
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is an irreversible disorder in children that affects the learning centers of the brain and results in cognitive and behavioral impairment in the child for life. One of the most pressing ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2010 |
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New technology allows medical workers to better assess brain injuries
A Queen's University neuroscientist is launching a medical tool at the world's largest neuroscience conference in San Diego on Monday, Nov. 15.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Flame retardant linked to altered thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy
Pregnant women with higher blood levels of a common flame retardant had altered thyroid hormone levels, a result that could have implications for fetal health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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British heroin substitute may be associated with wide-ranging sight problems
Children born to mothers prescribed the heroin substitute methadone during pregnancy may be at risk of wide-ranging sight problems, indicates a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal meth exposure
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Researchers identify gene that spurs deadly brain cancer
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer.
Dec 03, 2009 |
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