There are two main types of congenital heart disease: acyanotic and cyanotic. Acyanotic congenital heart disease, in which ...

The last few years have provided us with a new level of understanding of how chromosomes are replicated, segregated and read - and how their 3D organisation influences expression of individual genes ...

"It's about providing clinicians with a sophisticated simulator—allowing them to test different treatment approaches on a digital model of each patient's unique heart structure before performing ...

The body needs water to function correctly, but drinking too much too fast can have serious health consequences. The kidneys can only remove 0.8 to 1.0 liters (L) of water per hour, and a very ...

The IVC gets its name from its structure and location. It is the lower ... A dilated IVC may be a marker of poor heart function, blood flow abnormalities, and lower survival rates. The inferior vena ...

Over months and years, these nightly stresses physically change heart structure and function. People with untreated sleep apnea face five times the normal risk of heart attacks and strokes ...

"IARPA's moonshot investment in the MICrONS program has shattered previous technological limitations, creating the first platform to study the relationship between neural structure and function at ...

It is a big tube-like structure, usually about 1 inch wide in diameter ... and extending down into the abdomen. Its primary function is to carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body’s organs ...

In fact, these pumps are not very discriminative in their action, as they recognize a widespread molecular structure found in many organic molecules. Such a function is very 'expensive' for the ...

The trillions of cells that make up our skeleton age too, and some change in ways that weaken the very structure of our bones. Aging and stress can induce cellular senescence in osteocytes ...

Loss-of-function variants in NONO have been described as a cause of intellectual disability in males but have not been described in association with congenital heart defects or cardiomyopathy. In this ...