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Two waves of Pitx2 expression orchestrate gut rotation during development, study finds

Our guts, and all our organs, are arranged in left-right asymmetric patterns inside our bodies, so that everything may fit.

23 Sep 2022

Study introduces new surgical procedure to treat patients with congenital intestinal malrotation

A Cleveland Clinic study has introduced a new surgical procedure to treat both children and adults with congenital intestinal malrotation, an inherited disorder that can cause the intestines to twist.

14 Sep 2021

Abdominal pain now due to dental braces swallowed 10 years earlier: Case report

In a rarely seen case, a 30-year-old woman presented to the doctors at the emergency department with a worsening pain at the centre of her abdomen. The pain was colicky over the last couple of days and on investigations the team of doctors found that it was due to something she had swallowed years earlier. The report of this case was published this week in the journal BMJ reports.

9 Aug 2017

Febrile seizures increase hippocampal injury risk

Children with febrile status epilepticus are at risk for hippocampal injury and show abnormalities in the development of this brain area, show findings from a prospective multicenter study.

16 Aug 2012