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RISING INCIDENCES OF PALSY: IS MATERNAL SMOKING TO BE BLAMED?

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Congenital cerebral palsy , constitutes a number of locomotion and posture issues leading to nonprogressive disturbances in developing a fetus. In the past couple of decades, cerebral palsy is becoming the widest spread physical, developmental disability found to be prevalent in more than 2 live births out of 1000 children in developed countries. While investigating the underlying cause, researchers have decoded the link between maternal smoking and neuronal cell death that leads to the most common childhood physical disability. Studies have further indicated that when the brain is deprived of oxygen-rich blood for a longer period of time, it experiences an immediate oxidative stress and hypoxia ischemic injuries, causing neuronal cell death. Due to massive brain cell death, signaling pathways responsible for the passage of important information for regulating movement and memory retention are interrupted. In this regard, a new research published in the journal Fronti

Stem Cells Treatments for Stroke

Many studies have reported that with the modern technology, it is now possible to treat massive diseases such as stroke with the help of patient’s own stem cells with more feasibility and safety. It has as well been reported that all the patients, who were involved in clinical studies very well tolerated the procedure with no complications, all the patients showed variable improvements, which was confirmed with the help of MRI and CT scan and lastly throughout the study, no signs of tumours or blood vessel malformation detected. Similar proof of concept trials has concluded complete safety and feasibility of stem cells treatment; as a possible alternative option in demand for many deadly conditions such as stroke. Till date, conditions such as stroke or paralysis were treated to be ultimate conditions; people have to stay with rest of their lives. But with the advent of stem cells technology, the scenario took a swift u turn towards a new path of hope and wellness. Many ongoing