Levator Syndrome

PostMI syndrome Dressler's syndrome

DubinJohnson Syndrome and Rotor's Syndrome

Behet's Syndrome

Milkalkali syndrome

Tumorigenesis in Down's syndrome: big lessons from a small chromosome

Individuals with Down's syndrome have an increased risk of developing leukaemia in childhood, but they also have a significantly reduced risk of developing most solid tumours. However, Down's syndrome...

Learning Deficit Reduced By Prenatal Intervention In Mice, Down Syndrome Characteristics Improved

Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, accordi...

Settings standards for research into Rett syndrome

(International Rett Syndrome Foundation) There is an urgent need for new drugs to treat Rett syndrome, a rare and severe neurological disease mainly affecting girls. A bottleneck in drug development f...

Molecular roots of Down syndrome unraveled

What is it about the extra chromosome inherited in Down syndrome -- chromosome 21 -- that alters brain and body development? Researchers have new evidence that points to the protein SNX27. SNX27 is in...

New Method For Detecting Fetal Down Syndrome And Edwards Syndrome Shows Promise

A new study, published online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology states that false positive and false negative results have been produced by current Down syndrome and Edwards syndrom...

Metabolic Syndrome Affects Cognition in Obese Teens

Obese teens with metabolic syndrome score lower on IQ, spelling, and math tests than their counterparts who do not have metabolic syndrome. Medscape Medical News

Mutations in the TGF-β repressor SKI cause Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome with aortic aneurysm

Harry Dietz and colleagues report the identification of mutations in SKI in Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome, which shares features with Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome. SKI encodes a known repre...

Cognitive Function Restored In Down Syndrome Mice By Lithium

Down syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is the leading cause of genetically defined intellectual disability. In the brain, Down syndrome results in alterations in the connections between...

Comparison between trans-obturator trans-vaginal mesh and traditional anterior colporrhaphy in the treatment of anterior vaginal wall prolapse: results of a French RCT.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: To compare the efficacy of a collagen-coated polypropylene mesh and anterior colporrhaphy in the treatment of stage 2 or more anterior vaginal wall prolapse. METHODS: Pros...

Intrapartum translabial 3D ultrasound visualization of levator trauma.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to visualise levator trauma by 3D ultrasound performed during labour and soon after the crowning of the fetal head and to determine how often levator trauma occur...

Anterior colporrhaphy versus transvaginal mesh for pelvic-organ prolapse.

The use of standardized mesh kits for repair of pelvic-organ prolapse has spread rapidly in recent years, but it is unclear whether this approach results in better outcomes than traditional colporrhap...

Anterior colporrhaphy does not induce bladder outlet obstruction.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: We aimed to evaluate if anterior colporrhaphy causes incomplete voiding due to bladder outlet obstruction. ME...

A modified technique for levator resection in congenital ptosis.

Abstract This study describes a modified technique for levator resection in congenital ptosis and presents the results from a consecutive series of patients operated on with this method. Eighteen pati...