Sentences with phrase «cause brain defects»

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.

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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.

Such effects might be strong enough to cause the baby's death, particularly if the baby has an underlying brain defect.

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.

15 years after a gene defect was found to increase the risk of schizophrenia 30-fold, scientists have figured out how it might cause the brain disorder's debilitating symptoms

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.

Damage to human chromosome 9 (of the cell's 24 pairs) where the gene that codes for E-NTPDase2 resides is known to cause eye and brain defects, such as microphthalmia — literally, small eyes.

«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.

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.

It's theorized that portions of the brain swell and decompress almost instantly during this stage, causing a host of cellular defects throughout the brain.

Hypopituitarism can be caused by tumors, genetic defects, brain trauma, immune and infectious diseases, or radiation therapy.

Allan - Herndon - Dudley syndrome is caused by defects to a single gene that controls the flow of thyroid hormone to the brain.

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.

HCMV is a common virus that can cause birth defects such as deafness and brain damage and can hasten the death of adults who have received organ implants, who are infected with the HIV virus or whose immune systems otherwise have been weakened.

«Now, flies, human stem cells and autopsied brains are all telling us the same story here, that this is a fundamental defect causing disease,» says Rothstein.

U.S. researchers say they have discovered how the Zika virus can cause microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and brain problems.

CT scans can often show the size and locations of brain abnormalities caused by tumors, blood vessel defects, blood clots, and other problems.

Finally, there are other causes of microcephaly, brain abnormalities, and other birth defects, including genetic and infectious causes, about which the USZPR has limited information.36 - 38

Brazil has reported the vast majority of cases of a Zika - linked birth defect called microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and malformed brains.

«Although we are still learning about the full range of birth defects that can occur when a woman is infected with Zika during pregnancy, we know that it causes brain abnormality, vision problems and other devastating consequences of brain damage that might require lifelong specialized care,» Schuchat added.

It is suspected — but not proven — that the virus is to blame for a birth defect called microcephaly that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and possible brain damage.

The virus is proven to cause the birth defect microcephaly, and other recent studies have shown the virus is also responsible for vision problems and other serious brain damage.

Zika is the first mosquito - borne virus known to cause severe birth defects, most of them brain - related.

A study by the Environmental Working Group found a total of 167 chemicals (the average was 91) in the blood and urine of the study's participants, including 76 carcinogens, 94 chemicals known to be toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 79 that can cause birth defects or abnormal fetal development.

Congenital malformation (birth defects) of the brain stem or spinal cord is also a common cause of seizures.

«It can be caused by structural defects in the brain and spinal cord that occur during fetal development», when the mesenchymal tissue is forming, «possibly caused by genetic mutations or lack of proper vitamins or nutrients in the maternal diet.»

Sometimes in these situations a dog which has some heart defect may get so excited that the heart no longer efficiently pumps blood around the body and the brain gets starved of an adequate oxygen supply for a short period of time causing him to pass out; after passing out the excitement disappears immediately and the heart resumes pumping blood normally.

In humans, the virus causes a birth defect called microcephaly which means «small brain».

While canine seizures may be caused by head trauma, brain tumors, toxins, infections, birth defects and many other identifiable causes, the vast majority of seizures in young dogs (one to three years old) are idiopathic or genetic epilepsy.

While Zika virus is not yet believed to be a risk to our companion animals at this time, it is interesting to note that this virus is related to one in cows known as BVDV (Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus), which may cause brain and eye defects in calves.

However, with only a small gene pool to draw upon, a genetic bottleneck was created, potentially causing the present - day problems of congenital defects such as cleft palates, spinal deformities and heart, brain and eye deformities.

any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or in a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device;

Birth defect that have been linked to Zoloft include: • Various kinds of heart valve defects • Hole in the heart • Spina bifida • Cranofacial defects • Neural tube defects • Craniosynostosis - a skull defect • Club foot • Omphalocele - causes the abdominal organs and intestines to stick out through the belly button • Anencephaly - a child is born with a brain or skill that has parts missing.

The mosquito - borne virus has reportedly caused birth defects in infected pregnant women, in particular, microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with underdeveloped head and brain sizes and certain physical and learning disabilities.