Birth Defects News
January 25, 2025
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Jan. 22, 2025 New research revealing the fingerprints of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome within blood samples could open the door to simple tests to identify babies at ...
Jan. 17, 2025 Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...
Jan. 17, 2025 Fetuses of pregnant people who gained excess weight in the first trimester of pregnancy show signs of excess fat distribution in the upper arm and in the abdomen, according to a new study. These ...
Jan. 16, 2025 Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...
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Jan. 15, 2025 Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate cardiac development, are ...
Jan. 15, 2025 A new study has revealed a potential reason why some pregnancies achieved through assisted reproductive technology (ART) may result in birth defects ...
Jan. 8, 2025 A new study offers insights into how the gene neuropilin2 contributes to the development of behavioral changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and ...
Jan. 8, 2025 Unstable proteins are the main drivers of many different heritable diseases, according to a new study, including genetic disorders responsible for the formation of cataracts, and different types of ...
Jan. 2, 2025 Lissencephaly is a spectrum of rare, genetic disorders in which the brain fails to develop its hallmark folds. The disorders are often associated ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Many women are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at an age when they are considering starting a family. What does the disease and its medication mean for the child? To answer this question, a ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Researchers have studied placental genes to explore how Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) affects a child's development. Differences showed up ...
Dec. 19, 2024 New discoveries about the severe developmental disorder known as Rett syndrome could open the door to better treatments for the devastating, ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Physician researchers found 39 weeks of gestation is optimal for delivery in mothers with chronic ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build the spine and nervous ...
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Dec. 16, 2024 Craniopharyngiomas are brain tumors that negatively impact the hormonal function of the nearby pituitary. The tumor location often prevents necessary surgical intervention. Alternative ...
Dec. 9, 2024 Studying the cells of people and genetically engineered mice, scientists say they have uncovered a potential reason why patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder, ...
Dec. 9, 2024 Research revealed that foetuses are not as defenceless as once thought; they can actually fight infections from within the womb. This new understanding could significantly change the way doctors ...
Dec. 5, 2024 The first comprehensive map of the dramatic changes that take place in the blood system over the course of the human lifetime could have implications for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and ...
Nov. 29, 2024 For pregnant women, exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was associated with altered immune responses that can lead to adverse birth outcomes, according to a new study. The study is ...
Nov. 27, 2024 Children of mothers who took certain anti-seizure medications while pregnant do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6, according to a long-running ...
Nov. 25, 2024 Women who suffer severe complications during their first pregnancy or delivery are less inclined to have more babies, a study reports. Given the recent steady decline in birth rate in Sweden, the ...
Nov. 21, 2024 New research reveals many prenatal vitamins don't contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals. The study ...
Nov. 21, 2024 A new study analyzed data from participants who have been followed for over 50 years, starting before their births. Researchers found that maternal immune activity during a critical period of ...
Nov. 19, 2024 Brain-imaging data collected from fetuses and infants has revealed a rapid surge in functional connectivity between brain regions on a global scale at birth, possibly reflecting neural processes that ...
Nov. 19, 2024 New research has found that people with a genetic defect in their ability to digest sucrose eat less cake, sweets and chocolate, which could hold the key to helping the wider population to eat less ...
Nov. 18, 2024 Researchers have used AI tools to describe three sub-types of Chiari type-1, which will help guide clinicians to make the most effective treatment decisions for their patients. Chiari type-1 ...
Nov. 14, 2024 New research found that the use of standardized autism screening during pediatric well-child visits identifies more children with high autism likelihood at a younger age, including those presenting ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Evidence has been growing to suggest that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, poses risks to the developing fetus by impacting brain development. Now a new ...
Nov. 14, 2024 A new study found that, among nearly 775,000 pregnant people in Massachusetts, 31 percent of these individuals had at least one unscheduled emergency visit to the hospital, and 3.3 percent had four ...
Nov. 13, 2024 The Huntington's disease (HD) mutation eventually causes a fatal brain disease in adulthood, but a new study finds that early in life, children with the HD mutation have bigger brains and higher ...
Nov. 13, 2024 A research team reported recently that heart muscle cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells can integrate into the hearts of monkeys with a state of pressure ...
Nov. 8, 2024 An international team of researchers has provided a genetic diagnosis for 30 individuals whose condition was undiagnosed for years despite extensive clinical or genetic ...
Nov. 6, 2024 The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers have now shown that there is a risk of inadvertently ...
Nov. 5, 2024 By examining RNA in hundreds of thousands of individual brain cells, scientists further support that alcohol use disorder could accelerate Alzheimer's disease progression, paving the way for ...
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- Scientists Identify a Probable Contributor to Weakness of the Aorta in People With Genetic Disorder
- Fetal Defense: Study Reveals Early Immune Protection in the Womb
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- Less Than 50% of Many Prenatal Supplements Have the Adequate Amount of Choline and Iodine
- Signals of Inflammation During Pregnancy Linked to Aging and Memory Changes 50 Years Later
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- How Human Brain Functional Networks Emerge and Develop During the Birth Transition
- Could a Genetic Flaw Be the Key to Stopping People Craving Sugary Treats?
Monday, November 18, 2024
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- Standardized Autism Screening During Pediatric Well Visits Identified More, Younger Children With High Likelihood for Autism Diagnosis
- Exposure to Marijuana in the Womb May Increase Risk of Addiction to Opioids Later in Life, Study Finds
- Frequent Emergency Care During Pregnancy Could Signal Greater Risk for Severe Maternal Morbidity
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Huntington's Disease Gene Also Enhances Early Brain Development and Intelligence, Study Finds
- Human Stem Cell-Derived Heart Cells Are Safe in Monkeys, Could Treat Congenital Heart Disease
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- 'Human Mini-Brains' Reveal Autism Biology and Potential Treatments
- Birth: It's a Tight Squeeze for Chimpanzees, Too
Thursday, October 17, 2024
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- Researchers Examine the Persistence of Invisible Plastic Pollution
- Neurons Look Different in Children With Autism, Research Finds
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Researchers Discover What Hinders DNA Repair in Patients With Huntington's Disease
- Babies Born After Fertility Treatment Have Higher Risk of Heart Defects, Study Suggests
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Pregnant Women Who Sleep Less Than 7 Hours a Night May Have Children With Developmental Delays
- Why Children With Down Syndrome Have Higher Risk of Leukemia
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- Low Cortisol, Hair-Trigger Stress Response in the Brain May Underlie Long COVID
- Research Study Examines Alzheimer's Disease Drug on Tissue Samples from People With Down Syndrome
Friday, August 16, 2024
- Rare Diseases Point to Connections Between Metabolism and Immunity
- Knocking out One Key Gene Leads to Autistic Traits
Thursday, August 15, 2024
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- Drug Trial for Rare Fetal Blood Disease Shows Promise for Less Invasive Approach
- Research Finds Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Plastics and Autism in Boys
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- New Small Molecule Could Treat Sickle Cell Disease in Adults That Don't Respond to Hydroxyurea, Alone
- Accurately Diagnosing Prenatal Exposure Syndromes and Birth Disorders
Monday, July 29, 2024
- Fetal Brain Impacted When Mom Fights Severe Flu: New Mouse Study Explains How
- Fatty Acids in Umbilical Cord Blood Might Cause Autism Spectrum Disorder, Study Suggests
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- Study Backs RSV Vaccine Safety During Pregnancy
- Researchers Identify Potential Treatment for Angelman Syndrome
- How to Stop Cancer Cachexia? Start at the Top
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- How the Brain Is Affected by Huntington's Disease
- Testing Immune Cells in the Placenta May Indicate the Health of Fetal Brain Immune Cells
Thursday, June 6, 2024
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- Most Young Women Treated for Breast Cancer Can Have Children
- Groundbreaking Study Connects Genetic Risk for Autism to Changes Observed in the Brain
- Tracking the Cellular and Genetic Roots of Neuropsychiatric Disease
- Exposure to Mixtures of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals During Pregnancy Linked to Higher Odds of Metabolic Syndrome in Children
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Brain Connectivity Patterns Differ in Infants at Familial Risk for Autism
- Dispelling Severe 'morning Sickness' Myths: It's Not Normal or Harmless, but Prevention and Treatment Might Be on the Way
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- Genetic Variant Identified That Shaped the Human Skull Base
- Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Faced Higher Risk of Abnormal Heart Rhythms