More Birth & Genetic Disorders News

• Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Babies who are deprived of oxygen at birth often go ...

• Firm Says Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Is Possible

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A genome sequencing company says it has developed a lower-cost ...

• CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects

  Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Taking antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for ...

• Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring

  Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Low folate levels during pregnancy are associated with higher odds ...

• Berinert Approved for Rare Genetic Disease

  Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Berinert (C1-esterase inhibitor) has been approved by the U.S. Food ...

• Gene Linked to Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis

  Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A variant of a particular gene in people with cystic ...

• Gene 'Fix' in Egg Prevents Inherited Diseases in Monkeys

  Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic tweak of the unfertilized eggs of macaque monkeys ...

• Experimental Treatment Could Fight Muscular Dystrophy

  Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting a therapeutic molecule into muscle appears to jump-start the ...

• New Drug Approved for Gaucher Disease

  Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug can be used to treat patients with ...

• New Genetic Link Suspected for Muscular Dystrophy

  Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene mutation linked to muscular dystrophy has been ...

• Earlier Testing Needed for Fragile X Syndrome

  July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment of a rare genetic disorder that inhibits a child's ...

• Cystic Fibrosis Treatment May Cause Hearing Loss

  July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A common antibacterial treatment for cystic fibrosis can cause sensorineural ...

• Clues to Muscular Dystrophy Seen in Womb

  June 17 (HealthDay News)-- English scientists may have found a way to detect muscular dystrophy ...

• Strides Made in Hemophilia Research

  June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying the bleeding disease hemophilia in mice have increased ...

• Enzyme Deficiency Linked to Neural Tube Defect in Mice

  June 1 (HealthDay News) -- An enzyme deficiency in some mothers may be responsible for ...

• Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism

  June 1 (HealthDay News) -- In contrast to the assumptions of some doctors, new research ...

• Research Reveals How Down Syndrome Shields Against Cancer

  May 20 (HealthDay News) -- A pair of genes may explain why people with Down ...

• New Spray Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients

  May 18 (HealthDay News) -- A new aerosol spray may help keep the airways of ...

• Fetal Exposure to Methamphetamine May Harm Child's Brain

  April 15 (HealthDay News) -- In what researchers are calling the first study of its ...