There are many potential causes of obstipation, including congenital megacolon (presumed to be due to
developmental abnormalities of the intestinal nervous system) and either congenital, traumatic, or acquired diseases of the bones in the pelvis, but over half result from idiopathic megacolon.
They hope that these findings could be significant for the understanding of
developmental abnormalities of the placenta and related pregnancy disorders in humans.
Tetralogy of Fallot: a specific four - way
developmental abnormality of the structures of the heart and associated great vessels.
Ununited anconeal process:
a developmental abnormality of one of the bones of the elbow joint causing pain.
Canine Hip Dysplasia: Hip dysplasia is
a developmental abnormality of the hip joints caused by laxity within the joint.
A failure of the ductus venosus to close causes an intrahepatic shunt, while extrahepatic shunts are usually
a developmental abnormality of the vitelline veins, which connect the portal vein to the caudal vena cava.
Not exact matches
It underscores the importance
of folate not only in reducing the incidence
of early embryonic defects, but also in the prevention
of developmental delays and placental
abnormalities that may increase susceptibility to other defects and to reproductive complications.
Although placing babies on their backs to sleep has been advised for several years, new research funded by the charity River's Gift is showing that some babies may be especially vulnerable if placed on their tummies to sleep: international research involving the University
of Adelaide has uncovered a
developmental abnormality in babies — especially in premature babies and in boys — that for the first time has been directly linked to cases
of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Scientists have gained a better molecular understanding
of the region
of the brain in individuals with epilepsy which — due to a
developmental abnormality, trauma, stroke, or a growing tumor — has stopped responding to control signals, and this results in recurrent seizures.
Because there's only one functioning allele
of an imprinted gene, if that copy becomes defective,
developmental abnormalities can occur.
Genetics may explain why some senior athletes are high functioning despite having one or both hip
abnormalities typically associated with early onset osteoarthritis (OA):
developmental dislocation
of the hip (dysplasia), a loose hip joint; or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), a condition in which the hip bones are abnormally shaped, according to new research presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting
of the American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
A number
of these genes are involved in cancer and
developmental abnormalities, he says, and «they may explain how some
of these conditions came to be.»
Most
of the 233 samples contained less oil than was believed to be toxic to herring at the time, based on gross
developmental abnormalities.
Given the considerable birth defects that are associated with this condition, the researchers argue it is very possible that
developmental abnormalities contributed towards the eventual extinction
of these late Pleistocene rhinos.
In addition, his team found that the most complete specimen
of Flores Man was so misshapen that the individual likely suffered from some sort
of developmental abnormality, which might explain why the brain was so small.
«Understanding this process is very important to prevent and treat many
developmental abnormalities and cancer metastasis,» said Jianhua Xing, an associate professor
of biological sciences in the College
of Science and a Fralin Life Science Institute affiliate.
One theory
of autistic savantism suggests that during fetal development or early in life, some
developmental abnormality affects the brain's left side, resulting in the difficulties that many autistic people have with words and social interaction, functions typically processed by the left hemisphere.
Mental retardation and other
developmental abnormalities are known to be the result
of having three rather than two copies
of chromosome 21.
But other studies
of rodents continue to be published that do show
developmental and functional
abnormalities at low doses, including at doses significantly below those found in humans.
Investigates the genetic regulation
of meiosis and the mechanisms
of male fertility to understand how errors in meiosis can lead to
developmental abnormalities.
Thousands
of babies are born every year in the UK with mutations in their DNA, which consequently results in
developmental abnormalities.
In the laboratory
of Dr. Mintz, an eminent
developmental geneticist, Dr. Jaenisch learned the embryological techniques that would lead to the development
of the first transgenic mice carrying foreign sequences in all tissues — an approach that has proved to be critically important to understanding cancer, neurological and connective tissue diseases, and
developmental abnormalities.
To describe the prenatal evolution and perinatal outcomes
of 11 neonates who had
developmental abnormalities and neurological damage associated with ZIKV infection in Brazil.
Our study reports the evaluation
of 11 infants exposed to ZIKV infection intrautero and describes their prenatal and postnatal brain lesions and other
developmental abnormalities.
Recent work in fragile X syndrome suggests aberrant fronto - striatal and fronto - parietal networks and relates these
abnormalities «forward» to behavior and «backward» to decreased protein expression.As the field
of neuroimaging has matured, it has revealed its promise as a safe, reliable, in - vivo tool in the study
of developmental disorders.
Dr. Rapoport was a pioneer in studying the pathophysiology
of ADHD and neuropharmacological approaches to its treatment, and she was the first to discover that some childhood psychiatric symptoms result from autoimmune reactions to streptococcal infection, the first to establish the link between obsessive - compulsive behaviors in children and OCD in adults, and the first to use longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging to uncover
developmental abnormalities in brain size and structure in children with schizophrenia.
In previous studies, TERT - / - mice have been generated on either a C57BL / 6J or a 129 / C57BL / 6J mixed genetic background strain, both
of which have «very heterogeneous and unusually long telomeres,» again raising the possibility that any
developmental abnormalities might be due to subpopulations
of stem cells with critically - short telomeres.
Using this, we have identified
abnormalities in these structures among 298 embryos from mutant mouse lines carrying embryonic lethal gene mutations produced for the Deciphering the Mechanisms
of Developmental Disorders (DMDD) programme.
PHILADELPHIA — Knocking out one or both crucial regulatory genes caused cleft lip, skin barrier defects, and a host
of other
developmental problems in mice, according to new research from the Perelman School
of Medicine at the University
of Pennsylvania, hinting that
abnormalities in these molecular pathways could underlie many birth defects that are presently not well understood.
And while the causes
of the condition aren't fully understood, there are known factors that contribute to the likelihood
of an ADHD diagnosis, including one's genetics, environment (including lead exposure early in life), and
developmental problems, like
abnormalities in the central nervous system.
What about the cases in which an exterior circumstance such as trauma in late pregnancy leading to premature birth with all the
developmental issues those extra fragile babies have, trauma during delivery including the use
of forceps or vacuums, or even vaccines post birth that can cause «severe
abnormalities» does the same «option» stand - to kill a life or not?
It typically presents within the first year
of life as spasm - type seizures and an EEG
abnormality known as hypsarrhythmia; neuro -
developmental delay is frequently seen from a young age.
Rather than being a specific diagnosis elbow dysplasia encompasses a number
of developmental abnormalities.
Syringomyelia:
developmental abnormalities causing cavities within the spinal cord, probably just an effect
of # 289.
Developmental patellar luxation is therefore no longer considered an isolated disease
of the knee, but rather a consequence
of a complex skeletal
abnormalities affecting the overall alignment
of the limb, including:
A problem called elbow dysplasia is a
developmental abnormality that occurs in the elbow joint
of dogs, mostly
of the medium to large breeds.
A deficiency in this amino acid can contribute to a number
of health conditions such as heart disease, blindness,
developmental abnormalities and other serious medical issues.
Heart failure can be caused by a number
of different things, including injury or trauma to the heart, congenital or
developmental defects
of the heart chambers or valves, bacterial, viral or fungal infections, ingestion
of toxins, environmental stressors, breed predispositions and hereditary heart
abnormalities.
The latest study, published in the Journal
of Psychological
Abnormalities in Children, provides promising evidence that Group Triple P is effective for Japanese families raising preschool and school - aged children with
developmental disabilities.
Developmental trajectories
of brain volume
abnormalities in children and adolescents with attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder