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New Medical Breakthrough Gives Hope to Those with Cerebral Palsy
In an amazing medical breakthrough, doctors in Germany are the first in the world to successfully use stem cells to rehabilitate a young boy suffering with cerebral palsy. Before treatment, the child was in a vegetative state. Doctors administered the stem cell version of his blood directly back into his veins and began to study the changes in his brain cells at different times. Months after treatment, the boy’s symptoms improved greatly; the child has been able to eat without assistance, walk with the help of another person and even speak. The stem cell treatment has been shown to migrate to damaged brain tissue, causing them to repair themselves. This discovery could give millions that suffer from cerebral palsy hope for recovery. What is Cerebral Palsy? It is amazing that modern medicine has been able to give this child a better quality of life, because cerebral palsy is usually viewed…
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Hospital Focuses on Neurology Care for Babies at Risk of Brain Injury
Protecting the brain health of premature and dangerously ill newborns is the focus of a new effort at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. On April 23, the hospital launched the Neuro NICU, which provides specialized neurology care for babies at risk of brain injury. The Neuro NICU, which consists of six beds inside the Packard Children’s neonatal intensive care unit, is one of just a small handful of such units around the US. These units represent advances in treatments and technologies that allow physicians not only to keep babies alive, but reduce their risk of suffering neurological problems. Several conditions can leave infants susceptible to brain injury, including premature birth, early-life infections, birth defects such as congenital heart defects, and oxygen deprivation during labor and delivery. These patients have the greatest need for the Neuro NICU team’s expertise. New neurologic research has provided tools for improving vulnerable infants’ developmental outcomes and…
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Doctors Warn of New Preeclampsia Study and Supplement Usage
According to US News Health, a study is suggesting that a supplement may protect against preeclampsia. While the new study suggests that a dietary supplement will lower the risk of pregnant women developing preeclampsia, it is still not certain whether it actually works. Specialists are warning high-risk pregnant women to hold off from trying the method in hopes of preventing preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication that can boost blood pressure to abnormally high levels. The condition can be fatal to both mother and fetus, and affects about 5 percent of first pregnancies. Pregnant women died from uncontrolled hypertension caused by preeclampsia through stroke or multi-organ failure, warns Dr. David Williams, an obstetrician at University College London Hospitals. Comprehensive prenatal care and modern medical practice lowers fatalities from preeclampsia, but it accounts for 20 percent of maternal mortality in many developing countries. The study conducted by researchers in Mexico assigned…
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