A cleft lip and palate affects approximately one in 700 babies. A cleft lip on its own occurs in one in 1,000 babies and cleft palate on its own in about one in 2,000 babies. For Mr Fenton ...

A hospital has begun testing newborn babies for genetic conditions as part of a "world-leading" survey. The Generation Study, external aims to test the entire DNA – or genome - of 100,000 babies ...

Every newborn baby could undergo DNA testing and have their ... "We will introduce legislation to make it an offence to test a person's DNA without their consent," he said. The only exceptions ...

Apr. 18, 2025 — A new study provides solutions to the pressing need to identify factors that influence Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk or resistance while providing an ... Key Enzyme in Lipid ...

GlaxoSmithKline’s gene therapy Strimvelis for the treatment of the ultra-rare ‘bubble baby syndrome’ has been approved by NICE. The one-off therapy costs €594,000, equivalent to £505,000 ...

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Outside magazine The idea behind sleepmaxxing — getting sufficient, good quality sleep — isn’t new, says Aruna Rao, assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine. “People are finally ...

In Maine, all hospitals with birth facilities offer newborn hearing screening before babies go home. A hearing screening is a test to tell if an infant might have a hearing loss. Hearing loss can ...

Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study finds vision loss fears may deter some patients from cataract surgery, despite it being the only effective treatment. The research underscores the role of doctor ...

Only eight babies were delivered prematurely and this was an elective ... patient has developed diabetes and was also treated for pericarditis. One child had a cleft palate repair and one a unilateral ...

Drinking alcohol while trying to conceive can impair placenta growth and potentially harm a baby’s development — but it can be countered, new research has found. Five people have drowned and one man ...