News articles tagged with 'abnormalities'
Researchers find alcoholics display abnormal brain activity when processing facial expressions
— 12 Aug 2009 13:26 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that individuals who have a long history of alcoholism, but who have been abstinent for at least a month up to... — full story
Unlikely genetic suspect implicated in common brain defect
— 9 Aug 2009 19:10 | HealthA genetic search that wound its way from patients to mouse models and back to patients has uncovered an unlikely gene critically involved in a common birth defect which causes mental... — full story
'Normal' cells far from cancer give nanosignals of trouble
— 8 Jul 2009 13:58 | HealthA new Northwestern University-led study of human colon, pancreatic and lung cells is the first to report that cancer cells and their non-cancerous cell neighbours, although quite different... — full story
Chromosomal problems affect nearly all human embryos
— 1 Jul 2009 12:49 | HealthFor the first time, scientists have shown that chromosomal abnormalities are present in more than 90% of IVF embryos, even those produced by young, fertile couples. Ms Evelyne Vanneste,... — full story
New test can detect both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities in embryos
— 1 Jul 2009 01:37 | HealthOne-step screening for both genetic and chromosomal abnormalities has come a stage closer as scientists announced that an embryo test they have been developing has successfully screened... — full story
Genetic test greatly improves pregnancy rates in older women with poor prognosis
— 29 Jun 2009 12:43 | HealthA new test examining chromosomes in human eggs a few hours after fertilisation can identify those that are capable of forming a healthy baby, a researcher told the 25th annual conference... — full story
New Jefferson study may redefine how a chronic auto-immune disease is diagnosed
— 11 Jun 2009 11:26 | HealthNew research from Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) may redefine how Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is diagnosed. Eduardo De Sousa, M.D., assistant... — full story
Protein linked to mental retardation controls synapse maturation, plasticity
— 4 Jun 2009 13:11 | HealthA team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has demonstrated the mechanism by which a signalling protein found throughout the brain controls the maturation and... — full story
Study sees transient heart dysfunction in some long-distance runners
— 18 May 2009 14:29 | HealthA new study using advanced cardiac imaging technology indicates that cardiac abnormalities experienced by some marathon runners following competition are temporary, and do not result... — full story
Muscular dystrophy diagnosis delayed almost 2.5 years in boys
— 11 May 2009 18:27 | HealthBoys show signs of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) for 2.5 years before they obtain a diagnosis and disease-specific treatment, about the same length of delay children have endured... — full story