Health.Zone Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the Health.Zone Content Network

2. Gift of Life Marrow Registry - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_of_Life_Marrow_Registry

   The Gift of Life Marrow Registry is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida that operates a public blood stem cell and bone marrow registry while facilitating transplants for children and adults battling life-threatening illnesses, including leukemia, lymphoma, other cancers and genetic diseases.

3. National Alliance for Autism Research - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Alliance_for...

   NAAR focused intently on its role in establishing and funding the Autism Tissue Program, a post-mortem brain tissue donation program designed to further autism research studies at the cellular and molecular level. Other major programs included the 'High Risk Baby Sibling Autism Research Project' and the 'NAAR Genome Project'.

4. Synaptic Pruning: Definition, Early Childhood, and More

   www.healthline.com/health/synaptic-pruning

   To test this hypothesis, researchers looked at brain tissue of 13 children and adolescents with and without autism who passed away between ages 2 and 20. The scientists found that the brains of ...

5. Brain Atrophy: Symptoms, Causes, and Life Expectancy - Healthline

   www.healthline.com/health/brain-atrophy

   Focal atrophy affects cells in certain areas of the brain and results in a loss of function in those specific areas. Generalized atrophy affects cells all over the brain. Life expectancy among ...

6. Rising costs of care could strain funding for Florida program ...

   www.aol.com/news/rising-costs-care-could-strain...

   Obstetricians who participate in the program pay $5,000 in annual fees. Other doctors licensed in the state are required to pay $250 each year to the program. Hospitals pay $50 for each child that ...

7. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Anatomical_Gift_Act

   The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of 2006 clarifies words written in the law that formerly were ambiguous and confusing such as: anatomical gift, record, refusal, guardian, prospective donor, reasonably available, and disinterested witness. [6][5] The UAGA revision of 2006 makes it a felony punishable by a fine or prison to falsify, deface, or ...

8. Meningitis: Symptoms, Causes, Transmission, and Treatment - WebMD

   www.webmd.com/children/understanding-meningitis...

   Takeaways. When you have meningitis, the protective layers around your brain and spinal cord (meninges) become inflamed. Most cases are caused by viruses, but other causes include bacteria, fungi ...

9. Cerebellum Facts, Function, Location, and Disorders - Healthline

   www.healthline.com/health/cerebellum

   Bottom line. The cerebellum — or”little brain” — helps with movement and balance. It can also play a role in cognitive functions like speaking, thinking, remembering, and communicating ...