News tagged with birth disorders

Vitamin C and E supplements do not reduce risk for blood pressure disorders of pregnancy

Taking vitamin C and E supplements starting in early pregnancy does not reduce the risk for the hypertensive disorders and their complications that occur during pregnancy, according to a study by a National Institutes of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fetal study highlights impact of stress on male fertility

Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When someone is raised female and the genes say XY

(AP) -- It's the birth defect people don't talk about. A baby is born not completely male or female. The old term was hermaphrodite, then intersex. Now it's called "disorders of sexual development." Sometimes the person ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 38

Autism may be linked to being firstborn, breech births or moms 35 or older

Children who are firstborn or breech or whose mothers are 35 or older when giving birth are at significantly greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers have ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Tourette syndrome misconceptions only one battle for patients

The most disabling aspect of Tourette syndrome is that in 90% of cases, it exists in conjunction with another disorder. The most frequent co-occurring condition in people with Tourette is attention deficit ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists uncover evolutionary keys to common birth disorders

The work of Forsyth scientist Peter Jezewski, DDS, Ph.D., has revealed that duplication and diversification of protein regions ('modules') within ancient master control genes is key to the understanding of certain birth disorders. ...

Biology /

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0