Men ‘should stop drinking alcohol SIX MONTHS before trying for a baby to protect their child against killer heart diseases’ Study of 340,000 births found 44% increased risk if dads drank in three months Binge drinking was related to a 52 per cent higher likelihood of the birth defects Alcohol is a known teratogen which […]
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Genome editing helps decipher a congenital liver disease
Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is a rare genetic disease that causes malformation and fibrosis (scarring) of the liver. Occurring in roughly one out of every 20,000 births, CHF can lead to an enlarged liver, impaired blood flow to the intestines (portal hypertension), infection of the bile ducts and liver failure. In severe cases, a liver […]
Aneurysm in the case of Emilia Clarke: These warning signs you can’t ignore
Young, fit and in danger of death, because an artery in the brain threatens to burst – like “Game of Thrones”Star Emilia Clark is up to two percent of the adult. Many of those Affected do not even know that they have such an aneurysm in the head. However, there are symptoms that indicate a […]