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First Investigational Treatment For Spinal Muscular Atrophy Yields Positive Results In Clinical Trials

First Investigational Treatment For Spinal Muscular Atrophy Yields Positive Results In Clinical Trials

Highlights Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) a genetic disorder that affects the control of muscle movements. Genetic mutations on chromosome 5 in SMN1 gene cause the deficiency of surv...

FDA Approves Addition of Folic Acid to Corn Masa Flour to Prevent Birth Defects in Hispanic Population

FDA Approves Addition of Folic Acid to Corn Masa Flour to Prevent Birth Defects in Hispanic Population

Folic acid intake during pregnancy prevents birth defects of the brain and spine in an unborn baby. The diet of Hispanic mothers does not contain sufficient amounts of folic a...

Gene Therapy Brings Hope for Bubble Boy Disease Treatment

Gene Therapy Brings Hope for Bubble Boy Disease Treatment

Severe combined immunodeficiency is also called bubble boy disease and it is a rare congenital disorder The patient has little or no immune response Gene therapy offers hope ...

Caste System and Genes in India

Caste System and Genes in India

Genetic studies were performed to study the caste system and its origins Majority of the studied mitochondrial DNA were of Indian origin A considerable minority belonged to W...

World Down Syndrome Day 2016- My Friends, My Community

World Down Syndrome Day 2016- My Friends, My Community

World Down syndrome day 2016 is celebrated on March 21 st with the theme #MyfriendsMyCommunity Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder with an incidence of 1 in every 10...

Organ Harvesting from Severely Disabled Babies in the UK Proposed: Is It Ethical?

Organ Harvesting from Severely Disabled Babies in the UK Proposed: Is It Ethical?

A new proposal has been put forth in Britain where pregnant women with fetuses that are severely disabled and are sure to die at birth, and who wish to go in for an abortion, will be give...

Birth Defects Caused by Smoking

Birth Defects Caused by Smoking

Smoking is one of the leading causes of lung cancer, heart disease and other major health issues including COPD, asthma, pneumonia and infertility. Smoking causes severe advers...

U.S. FDA Bans Chemicals Found in Pizza Boxes

U.S. FDA Bans Chemicals Found in Pizza Boxes

In a bid to ensure food safety, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned three chemicals often found in food packagings such as pizza boxes and microwavable popcorn bags. ...

World Cerebral Palsy Day 2015: ‘I AM HERE… WE ARE HERE’

World Cerebral Palsy Day 2015: ‘I AM HERE… WE ARE HERE’

The World Cerebral Palsy Day 2015 is being observed on the 7 th of October 2015. Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects millions of people all over the world. It is a neur...

Tennessee Baby Fighting Krabbe Disease at Duke Hospital

Tennessee Baby Fighting Krabbe Disease at Duke Hospital

Christin and Kyle Webb, parents of a one-month old boy in Tennessee (USA) are desperately trying to save their son after he was diagnosed with a rare and deadly disease. Owen Baxter ...

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Placement Opportunities for the Intellectually Disabled

Placement Opportunities for the Intellectually Disabled

Persons with intellectual disability or mental retardation often face the challenge of being economically independent. Perceived limitations of their ability to perform simple tasks and th...

Magic of Iodine Supplements in Pregnancy to Boost Learning in Children

Magic of Iodine Supplements in Pregnancy to Boost Learning in Children

Children whose mother had insufficient iodine intake during pregnancy have poor literacy rates, finds Tasmanian study . Tasmanian scientists have requested all expectant females to inclu...

Melatonin Helps Treat Sleep Disorders in Neuro-Developmentally Challenged Children

Melatonin Helps Treat Sleep Disorders in Neuro-Developmentally Challenged Children

Melatonin is an important hormone concerned with the sleep-wake cycle in human beings. And, children with neuro-developmental ailments show higher prevalence of sleep disturbances as comp...

Non-Communicable Diseases - A Rising Public Health Concern

Non-Communicable Diseases - A Rising Public Health Concern

Non-communicable diseases pose an important health concern across the globe. They may even result in sudden death and include conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancers, etc. ...

Maternal Smoking and the Retinoid Pathway in Lung Development

Maternal Smoking and the Retinoid Pathway in Lung Development

Maternal smoking has been linked with various abnormalities in the developing fetus. It increases the risk of heart abnormalities, brain disorders like learning disabilities and sudden ...

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