Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy’
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2010 9:13 - 1 Comment
Is it OK to drink while pregnant?
UCL (UK) — Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child’s behavioral or intellectual development, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 29, 2010 12:11 - 0 Comments
Device detects preterm labor in pregnancy
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—An invention designed to pick up very early signs that a woman is going into labor too soon could help doctors prevent premature births, its inventors say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2010 10:40 - 0 Comments
Pollution not an added risk to pregnancy
U. BUFFALO (US)—Pregnant women can breathe a little easier about air pollution. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2010 10:29 - 3 Comments
How moms-to-be tame their immune systems
CALTECH (US)—The concept of pregnancy makes no sense—at least not from an immunological point of view. A fetus is made of cells and tissues that are biologically distinct from its mother—precisely what the immune system is meant to search out and destroy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 30, 2010 9:49 - 0 Comments
Poor babies often given cow’s milk too soon
PENN STATE (US)—Some low-income mothers are more likely to put their infants at risk of health complications by giving them cow’s milk too soon, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 4, 2010 10:08 - 2 Comments
Maternal diet supplement eases Down syndrome
CORNELL (US)—More choline—a nutrient found in egg yolks, liver, nuts, and vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower—during pregnancy and nursing could provide lasting cognitive and emotional benefits to individuals with Down syndrome and protect against conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 15:28 - 0 Comments
Protein crucial for successful pregnancy
YALE (US)—Healthy embryos contain a unique protein that directs attachment and helps the mother adapt to pregnancy by modulating maternal immunity and influencing the remodeling of uterine cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 1, 2010 15:08 - 1 Comment
BPA in plastics raises breast cancer risk
YALE (US)—Exposure in the womb to chemicals common in plastics, including BPA, can increase an offspring’s risk of breast cancer, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2010 12:36 - 1 Comment
Pollution puts in vitro fertilization at risk
PENN STATE (US)—Exposure to an increased level of air pollutants, especially nitrogen dioxide, has been associated with lower likelihoods of successful pregnancy among women undergoing in vitro fertilization. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2010 10:27 - 0 Comments
Fewer blood cells may signal preeclampsia
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—Compared to women with uncomplicated pregnancies, women with preeclampsia have reduced numbers of special cells that are thought to help grow and maintain blood vessels. Preeclampsia is the leading cause of preterm labor. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 12, 2010 18:11 - 1 Comment
Pregnancy problems surface after earthquake
NYU (US)—Expectant mothers who were exposed to the 2005 Tarapaca earthquake in Chile were more likely to give birth prematurely than those women in the nation’s unaffected regions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 10, 2010 12:28 - 14 Comments
BPA in plastic permanently alters uterus
YALE (US)—Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 2, 2010 12:42 - 3 Comments
Sharp spike in diabetes during pregnancy
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Two to three times more pregnant women may soon be diagnosed and treated for gestational diabetes due to new guidelines for assessing risky blood sugar levels. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2010 16:52 - 0 Comments
Mother’s age increases autism risk
UC DAVIS (US)—Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father’s age, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 19, 2010 11:05 - 0 Comments
Rock-a-bye embryo to improve in vitro rates
U. MICHIGAN—Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2010 18:08 - 4 Comments
Legacy of teen fathers: More teen fathers
YALE—Sons of adolescent fathers are nearly twice as likely to perpetuate the cycle of young parenthood and become teenage dads themselves, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 17:49 - 0 Comments
1918′s lessons point to prenatal flu exposure
USC (US)—Fetal exposure to the 1918 H1N1 strain of influenza A appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 11:46 - 0 Comments
BPA making toddler girls grow aggressive?
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—The first study to examine a possible link between prenatal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and behavior problems in children finds that daughters of women exposed to BPA early in pregnancy are more likely to have unusually aggressive and hyperactive behaviors as 2-year-olds. (more…)
