A pregnancy is considered high risk if the person giving birth and/or the fetus has an increased chance of experiencing a health problem during pregnancy or delivery, compared to a typical pregnancy. Factors that may make a pregnancy high risk include preexisting health conditions of the pregnant person, their age, the medications they take, any […]
Dr Sartaj Ahmad Guroo Introduction: Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common andserious structural birth defects which affect both the heart and major blood vessels. CHD are a major economic burden to society in general and to the family in particular. These patients may require multiple surgeries for the correction of the defect so […]
Prenatal diagnosis, or diagnosis before a baby is born, is connected with earlier surgery for kids with congenital heart abnormalities, the most prevalent birth disorders affecting roughly 1 per cent of all live births, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The link was found for both critical […]
A worsening of seizures in epilepsy sufferers High folic acid can hide vitamin B12 deficiency, which in turn can lead to anemia, which causes neurological damage. Can folic acid help with hair? When talking about supplements for healthy hair, biotin, zinc, and selenium are likely to come to mind first, but folic acid can also […]
The Global Brain Implants Market Demand is expected to expand at a 12.3% CAGR to US$ 18 billion by 2032. According to GLOBOCAN 2020 statistics, approximately 308,102 cases of brain and nervous system cancer were registered worldwide in 2020. Cranial anomalies manifest as trauma, malignant tumours, external decompression of intracranial pressure, and congenital malformations. The […]
A disarmingly wobbly ginger tabby has become a social media sensation, inspiring beer brands and baseball caps. He’s also helping his neuroscientist owners convey the impact of a rare, congenital brain disorder. Phineas has trouble with balance, coordination and eating. He also has plenty of fans across the globe.Credit: Wolter Peeters Normal text sizeLarger text […]
If your child has been diagnosed with pediatric growth hormone deficiency (GHD), you may feel like you have a steep learning curve ahead of you. You’ve likely heard of human growth hormone (HGH), but how and where is it produced? And what exactly causes it to run low in some children? The answers to these […]
The coolest, most complicated machine is not an airplane, electric car or robot vacuum cleaner. It’s you. “You built yourself from a single cell, which no machine has ever had to do,” said Carole LaBonne, the president-elect for the Society for Developmental Biology and a professor at Northwestern University. After fertilization, a cell goes on […]
In a recent review published in Experimental & Molecular Medicine, researchers reviewed existing data on the discovery and development of gene-editing technologies and their applications in managing ocular diseases. Study: Genome editing in the treatment of ocular diseases. Image Credit: GarnaZarina/Shutterstock.com Background Gene therapy advances offer a new therapeutic approach for various ocular diseases with genetic or […]
Dr Rebecca Scott and Professor Kevin Shotliff advise how GPs can support perinatal women with thyroid disorders in the latest in our complicated pregnancy clinic series Pre-existing thyroid disorders are commonly seen in pregnant women, with 1-2% of pregnancies occurring in women with hypothyroidism, and 0.2% of pregnancies in women with known hyperthyroidism. New diagnoses of […]