Sentences with phrase «brain defects in»

Coincidence or not, the Zica will be renamed as part of Tata's plan to revitalize its image and to avoid any association with a virus that might cause brain defects in babies.

Injection of miR - 430 miRNAs rescues the brain defects in MZdicer mutants, revealing essential roles for miRNAs during morphogenesis.

The studies add to the understanding of how the virus appears to be linked to the thousands of babies in Brazil who are being born with microcephaly, a condition marked by an abnormally small head and that appear to be accompanied by brain defects in many cases related to Zika.

It helps prevent spinal and brain defects in the baby.

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But Zika in pregnant women has recently been linked to a serious birth defect called microcephaly, in which a baby is born with a small head and brain.

The agency said there have been recent variations in the number of cases reported in the region and, while the level of risk is unknown, Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes severe birth defects, including microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities.

Which, again, helps to protect against neural tube defects and also plays an important role in developing the brain's memory center.

The research stated that there is mounting evidence which suggests that a defect in cholesterol metabolism in the brain may play an important role in Alzheimer's Disease.

newborn anemia, respiratory distress leading to brain damage and / or death (rare, yes, but it happens), inadequate blood supply resulting in a need for transfusion, possible heart defects resulting from problems closing off the hole in the heart valves following birth.

But some ideas are respiratory infections, genetic susceptibility and defects in the brain stem.

It's been shown to lower the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect like spina bifida, a serious condition in which the brain and spinal cord don't form normally.

Zika has been linked to microcephaly (a birth defect where baby's head is smaller than expected) and other brain problems in babies exposed while in utero.

Although the cause is unknown, it appears that SIDS might be associated with defects in the portion of an infant's brain that controls breathing and arousal from sleep.

Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.

Health officials on Friday reported the first baby born in New York City with the Zika - related birth defect known as microcephaly, a condition marked by an abnormally small head and impaired brain development.

A 2006 study of 77 pregnant women infected with West Nile virus reported that two had infants with microcephaly, the birth defect lately associated with Zika that results in unusually small and damaged brains.

Scientists for the first time have assembled a «disease in a dish» model that pinpoints how a defect in the blood - brain barrier can produce an incurable psychomotor disorder, Allan - Herndon - Dudley syndrome.

The damaging theatrics of drama queens may spring from defects etched in the brain.

Research published today from Queen Mary University of London reveals less than 1 in 3 women have taken folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida and other birth defects of the brain, spine, or spinal cord (neural tube defects).

SAN FRANCISCO — Cell biologists are learning more about how the Zika virus disrupts brain cells to cause the birth defect microcephaly, in which a baby's brain and head are smaller than usual.

Folic acid has long been touted as an important supplement for women of childbearing age for its ability to prevent defects in the baby's developing brain and spinal cord.

The latest findings show that genetic defects in the body's ability to manufacture carnitine might be associated with an increased risk of autism because carnitine deficiency interferes with the normal processes by which neural stem cells promote and organize embryonic and fetal brain development.

«Each year in Britain there are about 1,000 pregnancies affected by spina bifida or other birth defects of the brain, spine, or spinal cord.

Many studies have linked more sleep to better memory, but new research in fruit flies demonstrates that extra sleep helps the brain overcome catastrophic neurological defects that otherwise would block memory formation, report scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The study broadens the understanding of the brain's memory function and could be used to explain defects in the cognitive development of those with Down's syndrome.

In 2005 a virtual brain of the one known skull of Homo floresiensis — the three - foot - tall hominid discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores — provided evidence in the ongoing debate about whether the creature represents a separate species or was a human pygmy with a birth defecIn 2005 a virtual brain of the one known skull of Homo floresiensis — the three - foot - tall hominid discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores — provided evidence in the ongoing debate about whether the creature represents a separate species or was a human pygmy with a birth defecin the ongoing debate about whether the creature represents a separate species or was a human pygmy with a birth defect.

«This approach, termed DiceCT, can be widely applied, not just for evolutionary studies but also as a powerful tool for biomedical investigations of brain development in disease, congenital defects, or injury,» she said.

Many children with congenital heart disease (CHD)-- the most common major birth defect in the United States — sustain brain damage that often leads to problems with behavior, thinking, and learning.

«What our organoids are good for is to model the development of the brain and to study anything that causes a defect in development,» Knoblich says.

Unless sufficient cohesin was present in the developing mouse brain, the researchers showed that the regulation of a number of genes was disrupted, leading to neuronal defects and increased anxiety.

Though the two datasets were collected using different measures and so aren't directly comparable, the findings bolster previous evidence suggesting that certain brain defects appear much more frequently in babies born to Zika - infected mothers.

An association between Zika infections during pregnancy and the birth of babies with microcephaly (a birth defect in which an infant's brain does not develop properly resulting in a smaller than normal head) was first suggested by Brazilian physicians in August 2015, and in November microcephaly cases potentially associated with Zika started to be recorded; three months later WHO made its announcement.

It emerged as an infectious threat in the Western hemisphere in Brazil in 2015 where it made news for creating a spate of birth defects, including the devastating brain anomaly microcephaly.

In that timeframe — before Zika appeared in the United States — microcephaly, brain abnormalities or another Zika - associated birth defect appeared in just 3 out of every 1,000 live birthIn that timeframe — before Zika appeared in the United States — microcephaly, brain abnormalities or another Zika - associated birth defect appeared in just 3 out of every 1,000 live birthin the United States — microcephaly, brain abnormalities or another Zika - associated birth defect appeared in just 3 out of every 1,000 live birthin just 3 out of every 1,000 live births.

The mouse model mimics aspects of the infection in humans, with high levels of the virus seen in the mouse brain and spinal cord, consistent with evidence showing that Zika causes neurological defects in human fetuses.

The babies of women infected early in pregnancy have been born with microcephaly and other birth defects; a recent World Health Organization estimate suggests there have been 1781 brain - damaged babies born in countries recently infected with the virus.

In The Mind within the Brain: How We Make Decisions and How Those Decisions Go Wrong (Oxford University Press, 2013), neuroscientist A. David Redish looks at the complex processes in the brain that prompt us to make certain selections, as well as the defects in this neural system that can lead us astraIn The Mind within the Brain: How We Make Decisions and How Those Decisions Go Wrong (Oxford University Press, 2013), neuroscientist A. David Redish looks at the complex processes in the brain that prompt us to make certain selections, as well as the defects in this neural system that can lead us asBrain: How We Make Decisions and How Those Decisions Go Wrong (Oxford University Press, 2013), neuroscientist A. David Redish looks at the complex processes in the brain that prompt us to make certain selections, as well as the defects in this neural system that can lead us astrain the brain that prompt us to make certain selections, as well as the defects in this neural system that can lead us asbrain that prompt us to make certain selections, as well as the defects in this neural system that can lead us astrain this neural system that can lead us astray.

This child, estimated to be 10 years old at the time of death, had a debilitating birth defect called craniosynostosis, in which joints in the skull fuse before the brain has finished growing.

The group plans to study Arp2 / 3's role in different parts of the brain and the role it has in the mouse's other symptoms, such as sociability defects and cognitive abnormalities.

But the Brazilian government is now warning that the virus may be responsible for a dramatic increase in cases of microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which the brain fails to develop properly and the head is much smaller than normal.

The physical characteristic most associated with Zika infection is microcephaly, a birth defect in which the baby's brain does not develop properly resulting in a smaller than normal head.

In humans, Zika virus infection during pregnancy has been linked to a suite of birth defects including a condition known as microcephaly, which leaves babies with shrunken heads and brains (SN: 4/2/16, p. 26).

Folic acid — or folate — can prevent brain and spinal cord defects in developing fetuses.

In the new study, the researchers discovered that during the second trimester of human brain development, oRG cells express genes related to a fundamental signaling pathway called mTOR, defects in which have previously been implicated in autism and several other psychiatric disorderIn the new study, the researchers discovered that during the second trimester of human brain development, oRG cells express genes related to a fundamental signaling pathway called mTOR, defects in which have previously been implicated in autism and several other psychiatric disorderin which have previously been implicated in autism and several other psychiatric disorderin autism and several other psychiatric disorders.

Brain studies have linked the disability to defects in the basal ganglia.

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells from repairing damaged DNA.

By performing DNA sequencing of more than 4,000 families affected by neurological problems, the two research teams independently discovered that a disease marked by reduced brain size and sensory and motor defects is caused by a mutation in a gene called CLP1, which is known to regulate tRNA metabolism in cells.

«This study gives a glimpse into the mechanism by which different mutations within the same gene can cause distinct defects in the brain, and may help to explain how they may contribute to different disorders,» says Guoping Feng, the James W. and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, a member of MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, a member of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute, and the senior author of the sbrain, and may help to explain how they may contribute to different disorders,» says Guoping Feng, the James W. and Patricia Poitras Professor of Neuroscience at MIT, a member of MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, a member of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute, and the senior author of the sBrain Research, a member of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute, and the senior author of the study.

All of the children were discovered to carry a mutation in the CLP1 gene and displayed the same symptoms, such as brain malformations, intellectual disabilities, seizures and sensory and motor defects.

Initial FDA approval was based primarily on studies from Europe suggesting the use of STAN technology was associated with both a reduction in the rate of neonatal acidemia, which is high acid in the blood that can lead to brain defects and a decrease in the rate of surgical delivery.