News tagged with birth disorders
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 ...
Sep 12, 2009 |
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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
Apr 15, 2009 |
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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 ...
Apr 07, 2010 |
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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
Oct 21, 2009 |
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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
Apr 27, 2009 |
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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. ...
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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