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Gene Therapy for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 26, 2009
...therapy, scientists were able to improve the vision in five children and seven adults with Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) , an inherited retinal degenerative disease characterized by severe loss ...
Pregnancy and Antidepressants
in Well Woman Blog, on August 22, 2009
...cially regarding Paxil.
Separate studies from Sweden and the U.S. suggested an increased risk for congenital heart defects in babies born to women who took Paxil during pregnancy.
The reports led th...
Dental Treatment with Anesthetics, Safe For Pregnant Women
in Next Nine Months, on June 18, 2008
...ions for more than 24 hours because of labor pains, hospitalizations for any other reason, fetal or congenital anomalies and neonatal deaths). The results:
The results of the study showed that "...
Baby Survived Abortion
in Next Nine Months, on June 12, 2008
...Jodie Percival, decided to abort her 8-week Baby because she feared the baby would have serious congenital kidney disease like her two older children. At 19th week, though, she found out that the ...
Botox treat Hypersalivation in CHARGE Syndrome Patients
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 19, 2008
...tic procedures. Another less known application, however is in the treatment of CHARGE Syndrome , a congenital genetic disease characterized by heart defects, swallowing and breathing difficulties. Th...
Folic Acid for a Healthy Pregnancy
in Next Nine Months, on January 14, 2008
...hat folic acid is essential during pregnancy , particularly during the first few weeks, to prevent congenital brain and neural tube defects, including spina bifida . It is so important that women ar...
Gene therapy for Hereditary Blindness on Phase I Clinical Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 21, 2007
...going Phase I trials to test its safety in people with a form of hereditary blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis type 2, or LCA2 .
The first adult subject received an injection of trill...
Tissue Engineered Heart Valve Replacements for Children
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 13, 2007
Using tissue engineering, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have developed pulmonary -valve replacements for infants and children which could grow as the child grows older, thus removing the need for multiple replacement operations.
The researchers [snip] first isolated endoth...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 24
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 25, 2007
...h fancy predictions. A few of these managers will prove prophetic ¾ but others will turn out to be congenital optimists, or even charlatans. Unfortunately, it's not easy for investors to know in a...
13th Gene for Congenital Blindness Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 12, 2007
...An internation group of scientists have identified the thirteenth gene to be linked to Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA), an inherited retinal degenerative disease characterized by severe loss ...
Genetic Link Between Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome and Breast Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 26, 2007
...recommend early and regular mammograms for young women with the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome , a rare congenital syndrome characterized by malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet.
Source: Scie...
Pregnant? Take Your Vitamins!
in Well Woman Blog, on February 23, 2007
...baby's brain or spine (called neural tube defects) and other birth defects like cleft lip and congenital heart disease . Folic acid is needed very early in pregnancy, usually before a woman ...
UCSF Study is Testing Magnets to Correct "Sunken Chest"
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 19, 2007
... Medically known as pectus excavatum , "sunken chest" is the most common congenital chest deformity (a deformity of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone) affecting about...
In Utero Chemical Genetics to Prevent Birth Defects
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 16, 2007
In a study published in the Feb. 11 advance online edition of Nature , scientists have demonstrated in mice that it may be possible to correct birth defects such as a cleft palate by injecting rapamycin into the mother to restore the functions of a protein called GSK-3 beta, which play a r...
NSAIDs Intake at First Trimester of Pregnancy Linked to Cardiac Abnormalities In Babies
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 1, 2006
...lammatory drugs (NSAIDs) early in their pregnancies may be more likely to give birth to babies with congenital defects, particularly cardiac septal defects .
"Our analysis of data from the Med...
Mutations in the Enzyme Glutamate Dehydrogenase, Leads to Congenital Hyperinsulism
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 8, 2006
...olecular Biology journal) confirms that mutations in the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase can cause congenital hypersinsulism.
Congenital hyperinsulism is a group of genetic disorders that cause hy...
EMEA Approves First Therapeutic Produced in Transgenic Goat
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 7, 2006
... CHMP recommended its use as prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in surgery of patients with congenital antithrombin deficiency .
Upon approval, ATryn® will be the first antithrombin pro...
Human Embryos in UK May Be Screened for Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2006
...Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to screen (and eliminate) embryos bearing genes for fatal congenital diseases. The Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is now expanded to include ...
ENDEAVOUR: Computer Program For Identifying Disease Genes
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 10, 2006
...ied to identify a gene that plays a role in a genetic disorder called DiGeorge syndrome , a rare congenital condition characterized by heart defects and abnormal facies among other symptoms. ...
novel children's heart valve developed by UCLA Engineering and Mattel Children's Hospital
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 20, 2006
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Soon, children with congenital heart defects may have an alternative to invasive open heart surgery that will mean less time in the hospital, a quicker recovery and no need to break open the breas...
sufferers of CEP: safe in the dark
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 12, 2006
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An extremely rare genetic disorder called CEP-- congenital erythropoietic porphyria is a condition wherein exposure to sunlight, fluorescent light, halogen light, any kind of ultraviolet l...