The new approach will help early detection of nervous system defects
TSU neuroscientists are introducing a new diagnostic approach that will quantitatively evaluate myelin, the substance that makes up the sheath of nerve fibers. The scientists are searching for biomarkers of maturation and brain damage in children, including the fetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Their studies are aimed at reducing perinatal mortality and preventing serious diseases of the central nervous system and cognitive disorders, including autism.
- Congenital malformations of the fetus are among the three main causes of perinatal mortality and neonatal death,- says Vasily Yarnykh, Professor at the University of Washington (USA) and research supervisor of the TSU Laboratory of Neurobiology of the Research Institute of Biology and Biophysics. - Most of the anomalies are due to the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. The possibility of influencing them is still extremely limited, so today the main method of preventing serious diseases of the central nervous system is to create new tools for the early diagnosis of congenital anomalies and predict their outcome.
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