News tagged with heart defects
Heart defect likely killed 13th-century teen saint: study
A teenage saint whose 750-year-old mummified body lay for centuries in a church in central Italy probably died of a congenital heart defect, scientists said Thursday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Cell binding discovery brings hope to those with skin and heart problems
A University of Manchester scientist has revealed the mechanism that binds skin cells tightly together, which he believes will lead to new treatments for painful and debilitating skin diseases and also lethal heart defects.
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Scientists create potent molecules aimed at treating muscular dystrophy
While RNA is an appealing drug target, small molecules that can actually affect its function have rarely been found. But now scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have for the first time designed ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Missed diagnosis: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
(PhysOrg.com) -- An article published in the June issue of the journal Nature Reviews: Neuroscience provides one of the first comprehensive overviews of the genetic, neural and cognitive bases of a frequently undiagnosed congen ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Procedure replaces heart valve, avoids open-heart surgery
Veronica Smith, 26, is the first person in Arizona to receive a new pulmonary valve without having open-heart surgery. The procedure was performed in the University Medical Center Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Folic acid even more baby-protective than thought
(AP) -- Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Diabetics get blood vessels made from donor cells
Three dialysis patients have received the world's first blood vessels grown in a lab from donated skin cells. It's a key step toward creating a supply of ready-to-use arteries and veins that could be used ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 27, 2011 |
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New insight into the regulation of stem cells and cancer cells
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have gained new insight into the delicate relationship between two proteins that, when out of balance, can prevent the normal development of stem cells in the heart and may also be important ...
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Obesity during pregnancy linked to increased risk of babies born with abnormalities
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Newcastle University study has shown that obese women who become pregnant have an increased risk of their baby being born with certain abnormalities, including spina bifida.
Feb 11, 2009 |
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US swine flu victims had chronic health problems
(AP) -- Health officials have released details about the chronic health problems suffered by the two people who died from swine flu in the United States. The Mexican toddler who died in Texas suffered from ...
May 07, 2009 |
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Drug for erectile dysfunction improves heart function in young heart-disease patients
Heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Researchers explore link between human birth defect syndrome, cancer metastasis
Some cells are natural rule-breakers. Neural crest cells for example, not only migrate throughout the body during development (most cells are more selective in their wandering), they are also more developmentally flexible ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Surgeon seeks new ways to repair hearts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatric heart surgeon Frank Hanley, MD, is attacking the problem that troubles him most: How to grow durable replacement valves for tiny, defective hearts.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Disease caused by insect bites can be transmitted to children at birth
A North Carolina State University researcher has discovered that bacteria transmitted by fleas-and potentially ticks-can be passed to human babies by the mother, causing chronic infections and raising the possibility of bacterially ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2010 |
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Maternal diet and genes interact to affect heart development
A pregnant mother's diet may be able to interact with the genes her unborn child inherits and influence the type or severity of birth defect according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the British Heart Foundation ...
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Congenital heart defect
A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a newborn. Most heart defects either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern, although other defects affecting heart rhythm (such as long QT syndrome) can also occur. Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths.
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