Sentences with phrase «with brain defects»

While Zika infections don't appear to be dangerous to most people, there is increasing concern over its suspected link to a surge in babies born with brain defects and abnormally small heads, particularly in Brazil and Colombia.

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Several large studies have also linked folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy with decreased rates of neural - tube defects, which are serious and life - threatening defects of a baby's brain, spine, or spinal cord.

Additionally, several large studies have linked folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy with decreased rates of neural - tube defects, serious and life - threatening birth defects of the baby's brain, spine, or spinal cord.

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.

We were warned about long - term affects; namely, she might have developmental delays, physical delays, a lifetime glucose imbalance, brain damage, a chromosomal defect and / or genetic disorder... but I couldn't let myself worry too much... she was our daughter, and we would love her and encourage her and make do with the problems that may come our way.

A defect means that the fetus could be born with anencephaly and spinal bifida, which means part of the brain is missing.

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.

Birth defects associated with antibiotics that are within Category X include anencephaly, which means a fatal malformation of the skull and brain, choanal atresia, which means a blockage of the nasal passage, transverse limb deficiency, diaphragmatic

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.

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.

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 defect.

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.

People with brain damage occasionally suffer from bizarre defects, such as being unable to associate elephants with the colour grey while having no difficulty perceiving and naming either colours or elephants.

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.

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.

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).

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.

They found that the defect is highly sensitive to an existing FDA - approved drug used to treat ovarian cancer — a discovery that challenges current practice for treatment of brain tumors and other cancers with the same genetic defect, said the scientists.

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.

Defects in mitochondrial DNA lead to devastating genetic diseases, with such symptoms as brain abnormalities, severe fatigue, blindness or defective heart function — and can be fatal.

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.

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.

We found that centrosome amplification triggers mitotic defects and the generation of a progeny with an abnormal karyotype (aneuploidy) unable to survive in the context of a developing brain.

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.

«By mapping the breakpoints, we were able to identify genes that were disrupted in patients with birth defects, which suggests that these genes play a key role in normal brain development,» she said.

246/3: 00 Quantitative cell image - based high content screening identifies brain permeable small molecules that rescue peroxisome assembly defects in cells from patients with Zellweger spectrum disorder.

Older parents, birth defects, maternal nutrition and childhood exposure to CT scans and pesticides are increasingly being associated with brain tumors in children, according to new research led by Kimberly Johnson, PhD, assistant professor of social work at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Eighty - five percent of the fetuses or infants with potentially Zika - associated birth defects in this report had brain abnormalities or microcephaly, with most having both microcephaly and specific brain abnormalities.

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.

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.

The most devastating of these defects is microcephaly — when infants are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.

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.

Zika is most known for its link to a devastating birth defect called microcephaly, where babies are born with a smaller than normal head and underdeveloped brains.

Research is showing that women who live closest to wells and near the largest number of wells have a greater risk of having a baby with a heart defect or defects of the brain, spine, or spinal cord.

The most common defect is microcephaly, in which a child is born with an abnormally small brain and skull.

One - half lower risk of anencephaly, a neural - tube defect that interferes with brain development and often results in miscarriage

Those with sickle - cell anemia or congenital heart defects are at greater risk for a condition called brain ischemia or cerebral ischemia.

Scientific research provides abundant evidence that a poor prenatal diet, followed by a steady childhood diet of low - nutrient food spawns a whole host of physical defects and diseases, including early - onset osteoporosis, diabetes, coronary occlusion, obesity, acne, dental irregularities and, most important, acute distortions in brain chemistry — bizarre distortions with macabre perceptions that could easily trigger the tragic shootings on our school campuses.

In fact, ketones can supply all of the energy needed to the brain in an individual with defects in their glucose metabolism.

Some of the effects of isotretinoin are consistent with vitamin A toxicity (e.g. severe birth defects, possible bone mineral loss with prolonged use), and some suggest vitamin A deficiency, as the isotretinoin may block the more appropriate vitamin A metabolites in the eyes, brain, and nerves.

Adequate folate in healthful diets may reduce a woman's risk of having a child with a brain or spinal cord defect.

The sealed vessel «The Proteus» is reduced down to microscopic size and it's crew through a secret organizational branch known as the «CMDF» (Combined Miniature Defense Force or Combined Miniature Deterrent Forces) and are injected into the artery of a defecting Russian scientist who has suffered a brain injury and is in a coma from an assassination attempt on his life... The CMDF's Mission... to navigate inside the body of the scientist to get to the brain (within exactly 60 minutes) where Dr. Duval and the team of the «Proteus» will attempt to dissolve to coagulum with a laser beam and get back to the center of the patient's body before everything starts growing back to its original size.

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.