microcephaly

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Alcoholism during pregnancy has a deleterious effect on the growing foetus more so with an added smoking indulgence. Alcohol is also excreted in breast milk and three hundred per cent of maternal...

Of Hobbits and Men: Tolkien's imaginary creatures were once a reality

In 2003, a research team made an interesting discovery on the Indonesian island of Flores: the very small remains of a hominid dating 18,000 years back. Whereas some scientists claimed that it was...

Microcephaly (Small Head) Needs Watching

The term hydrocephalus means a head that is larger than normal while the term microcephaly means a head that’s smaller. Microcephaly affects about 25,000 infants in the United States each year....

Microcephaly (Small Head) Needs Watching

The term hydrocephalus means a head that is larger than normal while the term microcephaly means a head that’s smaller. Microcephaly affects about 25,000 infants in the United States each year....