Category Archives: Congenital disorders

Disease burden of congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil and its association with socioeconomic data

Abstract Zika virus (ZIKV) infection became a global public health concern, causing an epidemic in Latin America from 2015 to 2016, when a sudden increase in cases of microcephaly and other congenital anomalies was observed. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization defined congenital Zika-associated syndrome (CZS) as […]

Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT): Revolutionizing Genomic Medicines with CRISPR Technology

Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT): A Revolutionary Approach to Genomic Medicines Date: July 21, 2023 Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDIT), a clinical stage genome editing company, has garnered significant attention from research firms due to its groundbreaking approach in developing transformative genomic medicines for the treatment of serious diseases. Utilizing their proprietary gene editing platform based […]

Artificial Intelligence: A Game Changer in Endocrine Disorder Detection

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various industries, including healthcare. One area where AI has the potential to be a game changer is in the detection of endocrine disorders. Endocrine disorders are diseases that affect the endocrine system, which is responsible for producing and regulating hormones in the body. These disorders can have […]

Online herbal remedies: Quacks, desperate patients take over Facebook as healthcare collapses

The social media space has been inundated by herbal medicine vendors whose professional expertise cannot be verified. They disseminate various remedies and recipes for a wide variety of ailments and are readily patronised by citizens who in turn recommend their prescriptions to others, leaving terrible consequences in their wake, VICTOR AYENI writes Twenty-six-year-old Olabisi Adelaja […]

Examining the dark part of the genome to find developmental causes for facial disorders

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Elizabeth Engle, MD, has devoted her career to finding genetic and developmental causes for disorders of eye, eyelid, and facial movement. From common conditions like strabismus to very rare disorders, these conditions can impact a person’s appearance and impair social communication, making it hard to shift one’s eyes up, down, or […]

Common Heart Issues in Horses

Photo by JNix/Shutterstock Horses, like humans, can experience a variety of heart disorders or defects, ranging from inconsequential to life-threatening issues. Though some diagnostic tools are the same between species, such as the use of stethoscopes in physical exams, echocardiography (ultrasound) and electrocardiography (ECG), some tools used in human medicine are simply not adapted for […]

Neurological Disorder Drugs Market Size Worth USD 125.60 Billion by 2029

The data, information, statistics, facts and figures covered in the large scale Global Neurological Disorder Drugs Market business report lends a hand to Healthcare industry in maximizing or minimizing the production of goods depending on the conditions of demand. The market research report contains lot of features to offer for Healthcare industry which includes general […]