Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that some skeletal defects associated with a lack of movement in the womb during early development may still be ameliorated after such periods of immobility if movement resumes. The researchers’ discovery was made…
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A study led by Edward Wojcik, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, identified how microcephaly (abnormally small heads) and blindness may develop in Zika-infected fetuses, as well as a new…
Read MoreCancer Risk Up Into Adulthood for Those With Birth Defects
FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 — Individuals with birth defects have an increased risk for cancer, which persists into adulthood, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in The BMJ. Dagrun Slettebø Daltveit, from the University of Bergen in Norway,…
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