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Congenital Brain Defects
Congenital brain defects Definition Congenital brain defects are a group of disorders of brain development that are present at birth. Description Brain development begins shortly after conception and continues throughout the growth of a fetus. A complex genetic program... Read more |
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Heart surgery
Heart surgery for congenital defects Definition Heart surgery for congenitaal defects consists of a variety of surgical procedures that are performed to repair the many types of heart defects that may be present at birth and can go undiagnosed into ... Read more |
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Defect
DEFECT Imperfection, flaw, or deficiency. That which is subject to a defect is missing a requisite element and, therefore, is not legally binding. Defective service of process, for example, is service that does not comply with a procedural or jurisdictional requirement. A defective will is one... Read more |
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porphyria
porphyria (por-fi-riă) n. one of a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism in which there are deficiencies in the enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of haem. The accumulation of the enzyme's substrate gives rise to the features of the disorder, which include the excretion of porphyrins... Read more |
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Pleiotropy
Pleiotropy Pleiotropy is the phenomenon whereby a single gene has multiple consequences in numerous tissues. Pleiotropic effects stem from both normal and mutated genes, but those caused by mutations are often more noticeable and easier to study. Pleiotropy is actually more common than its... Read more |
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Congenital Myasthenia
Myasthenia, congenital Definition Congenital myasthenia is an inherited disorder that results in muscle weakness caused by a malfunction at the neuromuscular junction, the area where nerve cells communicate to muscle cells. Description Congenital myasthenia is caused by a number of genetic... Read more |
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Thomas Young
Thomas Young 1773-1829, English physicist, physician, and Egyptologist. He established (1799) a medical practice in London and was elected (1811) to the staff of St. George's Hospital there. His lectures while professor of natural philosophy (1801-3) at the Royal Institution, London, published as ... Read more |
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Atrial Septal Defect
Atrial septal defect Definition An atrial septal defect (ASD) is an abnormal opening in the muscular wall separating the left and right upper chambers (atria) of the heart. Description During normal development of the fetal heart, there is an opening in the wall (septum)... Read more |
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Spinal instrumentation
Spinal Instrumentation Definition Spinal instrumentation is a method of straightening and stabilizing the spine after spinal fusion, by surgically attaching hooks, rods, and wire to the spine in a way that redistributes the stresses on the bones and keeps them in proper alignment. Purpose Spinal... Read more |
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Study Sheds Light on Critical Relay in Visual Circuit of Brain; This Nerve...
...into early brain defects that are linked to...During development, nerve cells in the eye...the structure. The study looks closely at...response to bars of light presented to the...lead author of the study. Kanold showed that...could not ... |
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PRECLINICAL INQUIRY INTO ONE MUTATION SHEDS LIGHT ON ADDICTION AND A BIRTH...
...protein might also contribute to nerve-cell connection (synapse...getting more of the drug. The study was published August 15 in...maintain balance." These studies show that MeCP2 is involved...development in the young mice." The study suggests that the ... |
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Preclinical inquiry into 1 mutation sheds light on addiction and a birth defect.
...that the protein might also contribute to nerve-cell connection (synapse) changes...hope of getting more of the drug. The study was published Aug. 15 in Nature Neuroscience...and way to maintain balance." These studies show that MeCP2 is involved in the process...development ... |
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New discovery sheds light on mechanisms underlying Parkinson's
...Parkinson's disease and defects in the ability of nerve cells to communicate. The study, from The Montreal Neurological...the process whereby one nerve cell communicates with another...Dr. Fon added. The study has been published in the... |
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Fat-Cell Defect May Trigger Insulin Resistance In Muscle And Liver.
...humans and may shed light on the earliest defect in type 2 diabetes...prevention. The study was published in...School. The new study reinforces a new...amputations, and nerve damage. About...In the latest ... |
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Study sheds light on critical relay in visual circuit of the brain.
...into early brain defects that are linked to...During development, nerve cells in the eye...the structure. The study looked closely at...response to bars of light presented to the...lead author of the study. Kanold showed that...521-5). This ... |
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WITH $1.1M NIH GRANT, UNH PROF SHEDS LIGHT ON BLINDNESS.
...his UNH colleagues study the enzyme phosphodiesterase...that transform light into images. Cones...and vision in low light. But when PDE undergoes...diseases resulting from defects in this signaling...Center for Genome Studies, led by Kelley ... |
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FISH CELLS SHED LIGHT ON FACES.(Higher Education)(A researcher studies...
...University of Oregon is shedding light on how faces come to look like...and looked for one that had defects in the bones that form its...and had poorly developed nerves connecting the area to the...development of bone, muscle and nerve tissue in a very ... |
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WITH 1.1M NIH GRANT, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PROFESSOR COTE SHEDS LIGHT...
...his UNH colleagues study the enzyme phosphodiesterase...that transform light into images. Cones...and vision in low light. But when PDE undergoes...diseases resulting from defects in this signaling...Center for Genome Studies, led by Kelley ... |
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Finding sheds new light into mysterious process of cell movement.
...treatments for many birth defects, such as spina bifida...the normal migration of nerve cells within the developing...Vanderbilt who led the study with Anand Chandrasekhar...particularly easy to study. Development is also...effects. With further ... |