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Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth for people to learn how to read, a new study suggests. Analyzing brain scans of newborns, researchers found that this part of the brain—called the ‘visual word form area’ (VWFA) […]
Differences in biological sex can dictate lifelong disease patterns, says a new study by Michigan State University researchers that links connections between specific hormones present before and after birth with immune response and lifelong immunological disease development. Published in the most recent edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study answers […]
As her friends moaned about getting their first periods, Dani Coyle, from Swindon, was left puzzled. While she had developed horrendous stomach cramps, her period never arrived. The teenager went to her GP and was referred to specialists, who diagnosed Dani as intersex at the age of 14. Being intersex means that Dani has biological […]
More than 20 years ago, neuroscientist Nancy Kanwisher and others discovered that a small section of the brain located near the base of the skull responds much more strongly to faces than to other objects we see. This area, known as the fusiform face area, is believed to be specialized for identifying faces. Now, in […]
A new test developed at CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal will enable better management of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The results of this work was presented Tuesday in the medical journal Blood Advances published by the American Society of Hematology. Routine neonatal screening, although not yet available in Quebec, has led to an increase […]
Lights in the storm! The coronavirus pandemic has put many things on hold, from tours to TV shows, but these celebrity families are still growing. Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd, for instance, welcomed their baby boy, Hayes, on March 23. “Love of our lives,” the country singer, 30, captioned hospital photos at the time. The […]
Toddler with huge growths on his jaw was born with hundreds of tiny cysts under his skin because of a condition which affects only one in 4,000 children Gavin Silvestri, 18 months, suffers from lymphatic malformation in his head Parents Victoria and Joseph, from Jacksonville, Florida, were initially ‘terrified’ At four days old, Gavin embarked on […]
‘Miracle’ baby boy who was born four months premature weighing just 1lb 15oz is thriving after beating four life-threatening illnesses including sepsis Little Ollie Harrison born at just 26 weeks and weighed less than a bag of sugar Ollie was placed on ventilator and spent 15 weeks battling conditions in hospital But he’s back home in […]
Toddler born with a tongue ‘TWICE the size it should be’ undergoes life-changing surgery to help him eat, talk and breathe easier Baker Roth’s parents hope the procedure will help him eat and breathe easier The 19-month-old was born with the rare Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) The condition meant his large tongue could be spotted on […]
Australia was declared free of measles in 2014. Yet this summer we’ve seen nine cases of measles in New South Wales, and others in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. High vaccination rates in Australia means the measles virus doesn’t continuously spread, but we still have “wildfire” outbreaks when travellers bring measles into the […]