News tagged with fetal brain
Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal meth exposure
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Process important to brain development studied in detail
Knowledge about the development of the nervous system is of the greatest importance for us to understand the function of the brain and brain disorders. Researchers at Uppsala University have examined the key step when genes ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Reducing diet early in pregnancy stunts fetal brain development
Eating less during early pregnancy impaired fetal brain development in a nonhuman primate model, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio reported today.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 17, 2011 |
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Flame retardant linked to altered thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy
Pregnant women with higher blood levels of a common flame retardant had altered thyroid hormone levels, a result that could have implications for fetal health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys
A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2009 |
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New insight into primate eye evolution
Researchers comparing the fetal development of the eye of the owl monkey with that of the capuchin monkey have found that only a minor difference in the timing of cell proliferation can explain the multiple anatomical differences ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Researchers identify gene that spurs deadly brain cancer
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant childhood brain cancer.
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Researchers report of a brain and spinal tumor following human fetal stem cell therapy
A case report published in this week's issue of the open-access general medical journal, PLoS Medicine, describes a rare side effect of human fetal stem cell therapy. Ninette Amariglio and Gideon Rechavi from the Sheba Medica ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Figuring out fetal alcohol syndrome in fruit flies
Drinking excess alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) due to the damaging effects of alcohol on a developing baby's brain. Despite its harmful effects, pregnant mothers continue to drink alcohol ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 08, 2011 |
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British heroin substitute may be associated with wide-ranging sight problems
Children born to mothers prescribed the heroin substitute methadone during pregnancy may be at risk of wide-ranging sight problems, indicates a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Tiny levels of carbon monoxide damage fetal brain
A UCLA study has discovered that chronic exposure during pregnancy to miniscule levels of carbon monoxide damages the cells of the fetal brain, resulting in permanent impairment. The journal BMC (BioMed Central) Neuroscience publis ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Eyeblink conditioning may help in assessing children with fetal alcohol exposure
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is an irreversible disorder in children that affects the learning centers of the brain and results in cognitive and behavioral impairment in the child for life. One of the most pressing ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Stem cell research: From molecular physiology to therapeutic applications
Stem cell research promises remedies to many devastating diseases that are currently incurable, ranging from diabetes and Parkinson's disease to paralysis. Totipotent embryonic stem cells have great potential for generating ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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New technology allows medical workers to better assess brain injuries
A Queen's University neuroscientist is launching a medical tool at the world's largest neuroscience conference in San Diego on Monday, Nov. 15.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Fetal alcohol syndrome testing expands
Improved technology, partnerships and collaboration across two provinces have allowed Queen's University scientists to dramatically expand the use of eye-movement tests that help identify and assess children ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2009 |
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