http://goldbamboo.com/ Dejerine-Klumpke Palsy News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a219818.html Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a gene associated with heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease in adults, can also increase the likelihood that brain-injured newborns will develop cerebral palsy, researchers at Children's Memorial Research Center have discovered.This is the first identification of a gene that increases susceptibility to cerebral palsy. [click link for full article] Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a219205.html The gene Apolipoprotein E, or APOE, associated with Alzheimer's disease, may also increase the likelihood of newborns developing cerebral palsy. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:46 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a219281.html Apolipoprotein E (APOE), a gene associated with heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease in adults, can also increase the likelihood that brain-injured newborns will develop cerebral palsy, researchers at Children's Memorial Research Center have discovered. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a216102.html Premature babies have a better chance of survival without severe neurological impairment than in they did in the early 80s, according to an Article in The Lancet. The study shows that the prevalence of cerebral palsy in children of very low birthweight has fallen since 1980.Cerebral palsy is a permanent, but changing disorder of movement, posture, and motor function. [click link for full article] Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a220039.html Researchers at the 27th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting announced today that high-dose progesterone treatment helped at-risk pregnant women avoid premature delivery. A preterm birth can have serious consequences to the baby, including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, lung disease, blindness and hearing loss. [click link for full article] Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST