Sentences with phrase «with abnormalities on»

Individuals with abnormalities on their MRI scans at the first appointment were compared to those without to examine the effect on disease progression.

Not exact matches

That doesn't change the fact that an animal born with an abnormality which makes it more complex but also better suited to survive would live to pass on that gene to it's children and slowly to the entire species.

A highly scientific Western world creates so much that is new and effective in medicine and technology that, on the one hand, more and more persons are injured and crippled by the use of that technology; on the other hand, more and more persons severely injured or born with physical abnormalities are saved to life through technology.

Chronic adolescent hip pain often strikes young athletes with structural abnormalities sooner than their less active counterparts, due to the stress their level of activity places on the hip.

Besides, there's a genetic aspect: a woman who doesn't survive her first birth isn't going to pass on her genes to any daughters, so women with pelvic abnormalities, tendencies to PPH or pre-eclampsia get winnowed out over time.

The abnormalities disclosed on post-season DTI scans among the players were closer to the scan of the one player with diagnosed concussion than to the normal brains in the control group.

One researcher notes that the supine position (lying on the back) may contribute significantly to hypotension and FHR abnormalities when an epidural is in place.73 Another found that the supine position (plus epidural) was associated with a significant decrease in the oxygen supply to the baby's brain (fetal cerebral oxygenation).74

Problem: Sometimes babies have a hard time latching on because of anatomical mouth problems, like a high arched palate, a tongue that is too large or has a limited range of motion, or abnormalities with the chin, jaw or palate.

This workshop touches on but does not cover assessing and treating sucking problems that are associated with structural abnormalities or neurological causes.

Depending on results from further behavioural studies in mice and humans, the abnormalities could then be treated in parallel with seizures.

Not everyone with a neurological abnormality or a particular genetic trait will go on to violent criminal behavior.

The brain imaging found that, while none of the participants showed abnormalities on a standard MRI, the more advanced DTI revealed that participants with high blood pressure had damage to:

Different abnormalities such as cleft palates, small skulls, and problems with higher brain function were seen depending on which cell types lacked Smc3 expression, but the phenotypes were similar to those seen in CdLS patients.

The study focused on certain abnormalities with previously suggested links to autism.

In medicine (gastroenterology), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is functional bowel disorders characterized by abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits that is not associated with any abnormalities seen on routine clinical testing.

Now, in the first report on the effects of erasing a single microRNA in a vertebrate, scientists describe mice with subtle but profound heart abnormalities.

Many countries are currently considering switching from classic Pap tests to primary HPV tests for cervical cancer screening, based on the strong evidence linking cervical abnormalities and infection with certain HPV types, and data suggesting that HPV tests detect more high - grade precancerous lesions.

The discovery of connectivity deficits in a specific region of the brain like the SLF provides an important starting point for more research on people with IED, as well as those with borderline personality disorder, who share similar social and emotional problems and appear to have the same abnormality in the SLF.

«I am especially excited about the improvements we observed in cognitive and behavioral dysfunctions because these abnormalities are particularly hard on the kids — and their parents,» said first author Ania Gheyara, MD, PhD, a staff scientist at Gladstone who is also affiliated with the UCSF Department of Pathology.

Bearden's earlier research had focused on children with abnormalities caused by missing sections of genetic material on chromosome 22, in a location known as 22q11.2.

It was clarified that GLUT4 with abnormalities in the N - glycan chain was transiently translocated to the cell membrane but was rapidly internalized without retention on the cell membrane, and that the N - glycan chain played a role in retaining GLUT4 on the cell membrane.

«In young and middle - aged adults, our findings suggest that early detection and treatment of mild - to - moderate sleep apnea is warranted in order to prevent future cardiometabolic disease,» said lead author and postdoctoral scholar Yun Li, MD. «Given the stronger association of sleep apnea with metabolic abnormalities in this age group, emphasis should be placed on yearly monitoring of indices of metabolic symptoms and lifestyle interventions, such as weight control, healthy diet, regular exercise, and stress management.»

Belfast's High Court has ruled that banning abortions of fetuses with fatal abnormalities is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

Dr. Lars Schulze at Freie Universität Berlin and his colleagues at Heidelberg University focused on emotional processing in this meta - analysis to investigate the related functional and structural abnormalities in patients with borderline personality disorder.

A recent generation of studies of postmortem brain tissue from people with schizophrenia, particularly from the laboratory of Professor David Lewis and his colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh, have shed light on schizophrenia - related abnormalities in the interplay of the main excitatory neurons, pyramidal neurons, and a specific class of inhibitory nerve cells, called chandelier cells, in the prefrontal cortex.

Wang went on to probe the mechanisms behind these cardiac abnormalities, striking up a collaboration with Jeffrey Esko, a biologist at UC San Diego who had engineered mice that model MPS.

Coupled with a review of these results by experts on a molecular tumor board, the opportunity exists to identify novel therapies that would target specific abnormalities,» notes senior author of the work, Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, associate director for translational science at Rutgers Cancer Institute and associate professor of medicine and pharmacology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

On examination, the patient - derived Purkinje cells showed structural abnormalities in dendrites (the projections neurons use to take in signals) and signs of impaired development of synapses (junctions with other neurons).

«When light skin - toned bodies are shown as the norm, physicians might miss signs on patients with dark skin tone because they do not know how these abnormalities will present.»

In a study of structural brain connectivity led by the University of Illinois at Chicago and UCLA, those participants with anorexia nervosa who scored lowest on a test measuring their ability to form insight had more connective abnormalities than other patients in brain regions linked to error detection and conflict monitoring as well as self - reflection.

Cortical abnormalities in adults and adolescents with major depression based on brain scans from 20 cohorts worldwide in the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder Working Group

The ability to diagnose and exclude embryos with verified genetic abnormalities prior to implantation and actual initiation of a pregnancy offers at - risk patients a way to prevent passing on inheritable genetic diseases before implantation.

Dr. Jogia won the award for his work on the functional brain abnormalities associated with reward and working memory processing in Bipolar Disorder.

December 17, 2013 Cancer genetics pioneer Janet Rowley, 1925 - 2013 A pioneer in connecting the development of cancer with genetic abnormalities, Janet D. Rowley, MD, the Blum - Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago, died from complications of ovarian cancer on December, 17, 2013, at her home.

We applied the testing strategy to14 euploid fetuses, from 11 on - going pregnancies and three products of abortion, all with various abnormalities or malformations detected through prenatal ultrasound examination.

«We went looking for genomic abnormalities of ALL specifically in Asians because of their unique genetic background and also the paucity of studies focusing on this population despite the fact that half of children with leukemia worldwide are in Asia.

There is ample research on brain abnormalities in patients with psychotic disorders which demonstrates that these conditions can be treated or, in some instances, reversed.

Based on these results, it is crucial that clinicians where possible choose antipsychotics with lower side effects related to weight gain, high blood pressure and glucose abnormalities.

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.

His laboratory is currently focused on characterizing signal transduction pathway abnormalities in prostate cancer, with an eye toward translational implications.

Interview with ASHG Member Dr. Mark Daly About His Research On Autism and Chromosome Abnormalities NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams - Jan 9, 2008

The included birth defects were based primarily on case reports of outcomes occurring in association with Zika virus infection during pregnancy; there is more evidence for some of these birth defects than for others, and a causal link has not been established for all.5,10,12,21 - 27 Because much of the focus to date has been on microcephaly and brain abnormalities, data were summarized in 2 mutually exclusive categories: (1) brain abnormalities with or without microcephaly regardless of the presence of additional birth defects and (2) neural tube defects and other early brain malformations, eye abnormalities, and other consequences of central nervous system dysfunction among those without evident brain abnormalities or microcephaly.

Supporting evidence for our findings comes from studies reporting on decreased default mode functional connectivity in combination with studies reporting on degenerative brain abnormalities in the cingulum bundle.

«These results suggest that phytoestrogens can interfere with the normal estrogen feedback mechanisms with respect to release of gonadotropin in the ewe... although most studies into the effects of phytoestrogens have concentrated on changes in the reproductive tract, there are indications that they interfere with the hormone balance between the ovaries and the hypothalamo - adenohypophysical system... ewes on phytoestrogens have shown follicular abnormalities such as numerous small follicles, deficient antrum formation and signs of early atresia... it is possible that the permanent changes brought about by phytoestrogens in the brain are a result of these compounds interacting with estrogen receptors in this tissue, and subsequently influencing the re-synthesis or replenishment of cyto - plasmic estrogen receptors... phytoestrogens can interfere with the delicate feedback mechanisms involved in the release of the gonadotrophins.»

Interestingly enough, the investigators also found that subjects with elevated celiac antibodies but normal small intestinal biopsies (aka «potential» celiac) as well as subjects with intestinal inflammation, but not villous atrophy (the classic abnormality on small bowel biopsy in celiac disease), were also at a higher risk of having headaches.

I had a ct scan done on my shoulder and it showed an abnormality with my thyroid, but because the lab work comes back in range the doctor says my thyroid is fine!

Thus, replacement with timed - released T3 preparations to normalize the reduced intracellular T3 levels is appropriate in such patients despite so - called «normal» levels while, on the contrary, T4 - only preparations do not address the physiologic abnormalities of such patients and should be considered inappropriate replacement for obese patients or those with insulin resistance, leptin resistance, or diabetes, as they do not address the physiologic abnormalities in this group.

Dr. Natasha Campbell - McBride's Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS), a theory that groups many psychological disorders and pins it on digestive abnormalities is most likely related to the increased serotonin activity with impaired digestion.

Phthalates — which have been linked with reproductive abnormalities — are also on the list, along with polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCBs.

Often we see throwers with slight errors in their throwing mechanics or golfers with swing abnormalities that bring on the problems, and correction of the swing fixes the pain.