Posts Tagged ‘birth defects’
Weekend delivery safe for high-risk babies
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Weekday delivery is no safer for babies born with a birth defect than weekend or evening deliveries, new research shows. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 18:03 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Oct 21, 2011 10:34 - 1 Comment
Birth defect risk up 450% in rural China
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Pesticides and pollutants are linked to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2011 14:36 - 0 Comments
Gene hitched to neural birth defects
CORNELL (US) — Consumption of folic acid before and during pregnancy can reduce the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly by up to 70 percent. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 11, 2011 10:20 - 1 Comment
Second-hand smoke imperils unborn
U. NOTTINGHAM (US) — Pregnant non-smokers who breathe second-hand smoke have a 23 percent higher risk of delivering a baby that is stillborn and a 13 percent higher risk of having a baby with birth defects. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 18, 2010 10:04 - 0 Comments
Straw keeps nitrogen down on the farm
PENN STATE (US)—When raising corn, straw left in the field after grain harvesting, along with legume cover crops, reduces nitrogen leaching into waterways, but may also lower economic return. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 15:07 - 0 Comments
Using fish to delve deep into genetic disorders
DUKE (US)—By using zebrafish to analyze 125 mutations occurring on 14 different genes, researchers have been able to learn more about an inherited syndrome called Bardet-Biedl syndrome. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 13:48 - 0 Comments
Found gene linked to severe birth defects
U. LEEDS (UK)—Scientists have identified the genetic cause of an inherited condition that leads to severe fetal abnormalities in the brain, eyes, and kidneys. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2010 12:24 - 0 Comments
DNA repair model confirmed after 26 years
UC DAVIS (US)—Researchers have confirmed a central idea about chromosome repair, more than a quarter century after it was first proposed. The finding is expected to advance the understanding of DNA repair, a vital process in preventing cancer and birth defects. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 17:28 - 6 Comments
Gene linked to both cleft lip, palate
U. IOWA (US)—An international research team has identified a gene that plays a major role in cleft lip and cleft palate. The findings could improve genetic counseling and potentially lead to improved treatment for the birth defect. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2009 13:47 - 13 Comments
Folic acid: Too much of a good thing?
UC DAVIS (US)—Taking folic acid, unless specifically advised by a physician, should be avoided because at elevated levels it may aggravate metabolic complications associated with vitamin B-12 deficiency, leading to anemia and neurological damage, a new study finds. (more…)
