Science news articles about 'brain defects'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pioneering research published today suggests that a vitamin supplement taken during pregnancy could prevent hydrocephalus - one of the common forms of birth brain defect.

... contributes to Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM), a brain defect that occurs in 1 of every 5 ... molecules and growth factors that apparently are required for brain development," Millen said. "When you don't ...

... areas of the brain after brief periods of visual deprivation. Philpot said the observation that the brain defect could be reversed "is very encouraging, as it suggests that viable behavioral or ...

... than 1,000 preterm infant autopsies, researchers found that there is a strong association between congenital brain defects and preterm birth, leading investigators to believe that something about the ...

... is significant in being the first successful attempt to use protease inhibitors to reverse a severe brain defect that is known to be caused by limited quantities of one key gene, the researchers say. ...

... with schizophrenia to 18 healthy controls and observed abnormalities in multiple areas of the brains of the patients with schizophrenia. Next, to learn which of those regions of the brain were ...

... with heart problems, cleft palate or major brain defects, according to a study published today in BioMed ... increased the risk of 11 common birth defects. Although the researchers found no direct link ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined memory loss in older adults results from impaired suppression of extraneous information and slowed processing speed.

... lungs don't inflate. The rodents show brain defects as well. Large numbers of neurons die, ... could arise from unfixed DNA. When the researchers grew brain cells from HP1b-lacking mice in culture, they ...

... gene encodes a protein called an ion channel, which allows ions to flow in and out of neurons in the brain. Defects in ion channels have previously been associated with forms of epilepsy or seizure ...