Sentences with phrase «of abnormal brain development»

Research shows that cerebral palsy may occur because of abnormal brain development or damage to the area of the brain that controls motor function.

The main birth defect attributed to Zika is microcephaly, a rare neurological condition in which an infant is born with a much smaller head — an effect of abnormal brain development.

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According to the Mayo Clinic, the cause of SIDS is unknown, although it may involve an abnormal development in the baby's brain that takes care of his ability to breathe and wake up from sleep.

She found that milestone achievement was abnormal in these monkeys: at six to eight weeks they were slow in starting to manipulate, and at ten months the increase in «motor disturbance behaviors» that normally occurs was prolonged.101 The author concludes, «These effects could occur as a result of effects on vulnerable brain processes during a sensitive period, interference with programming of [normal] brain development by endogenous [internal] agents or alteration in early experiences.»

Of the 287 chemicals detected, over 200 are known to be toxic to the brain, over 100 are known carcinogens and 208 can cause abnormal development.

Researchers from UC Davis School of Medicine and Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California have identified a group of cells in the brain that they say plays an important role in the abnormal neuron development in Down syndrome.

Mice exposed to 30 or more minutes of ultrasound in utero had abnormal brain development, for instance.

«Determining the role of ZNF804A is the first step in understanding how schizophrenia - associated genes contribute to abnormal brain development,» said Mao.

These disorders are associated with abnormal development of the brain.

Bouret and colleagues found that mice lacking Magel2, one of the genes responsible for PWS, display abnormal development of the brain connections that normally trigger satiation, telling the body it has gotten enough to eat.

Neurocutaneous disorders are caused by abnormal development of cells in the embryonic stage, leading to tumors in various parts of the body, including the skin, organs, bones, brain and spinal cord.

«Some neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, are characterized by the abnormal development of synaptic connectivity in certain key parts of the brain,» explains Schneggenburger.

Indeed, fewer progenitors and, consequently, neurons were produced, likely explaining the abnormal brain development in the absence of thyroid hormones.

The involvement of this enzyme in susceptibility to oxidative stress, which has frequently been observed in autistic children, its association with gastrointestinal diseases — which often accompany autistic disorders — and its role in nerve development and neurotransmission mean it is an ideal candidate for deregulation of its expression to lead to the abnormal brain development observed in ASD.

Abnormal levels of the proteins may be useful biomarkers that could help us study early treatments to limit or reverse the damage to brain cells and even prevent the development of the full - blown disease,» said study author Edward Goetzl, MD, a Professor of Medicine with the University of California, San Francisco, a researcher at the National Institute on Aging, and a scientist of NanoSomiX, Inc., a California - based biotechnology company that provided a grant for method development for the study.

This leads to abnormal brain development and a small head circumference as well as dysfunction of peripheral nerves.

Recognising a need to better understand the biology that produces ASD symptoms, scientists at Duke - NUS Medical School (Duke - NUS) and the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore, have teamed up and identified a novel mechanism that potentially links abnormal brain development to the cause of ASDs.

Lewy bodies (accumulation of abnormal alpha - synuclein A protein in the human brain that is associated with the development of Parkinson's.

Although there is substantial evidence from neuroimaging studies that the brain of a child with autism is undergoing abnormal development, little is known about the underlying cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms that lead to the onset of autistic symptoms.

Autism and abnormal development of brain connectivity.

High levels of estrogen causes early puberty, infertility, and abnormal development of the brain and sex organs.

Scientists have identified a basic pathologic process underlying Alzheimer's development that involves the formation of abnormal protein deposits in the brain known as beta - amyloid plaques, but they still aren't entirely sure what causes this to happen.

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.

In serious cases, it can show up in the form of abnormal bone growth, poor eye and / or brain development, and overworked livers and / or kidneys.

Genetics may play a role, but stress during the development of the puppy's brain appears to be the most likely explanation for the abnormal behaviors in adulthood.

Some cases of cerebral palsy are believed to be congenital (i.e., present at birth) due to abnormal development of the brain early in pregnancy, damage to the white matter of the brain in the latter stages of pregnancy, bleeding in the brain from fetal stroke, and / or loss of oxygen to the brain during labor and delivery.

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