Posts Tagged ‘prenatal’
Pesticide exposure linked to low IQ
UC BERKELEY (US) — Children exposed prenatally to pesticides commonly used on food crops score as much as seven points lower on standardized intelligence tests when they reach the age of 7. Continue…
Friday, April 22, 2011 14:23 - 1 Comment
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 - 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 - Feb 26, 2010 14:35 - 2 Comments
Nurturing moms negate prenatal stress
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A loving bond between mother and child early in life can help protect children from the damaging effects of prenatal exposure to stress hormone—known to be a harbinger for poor cognitive development. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2009 16:25 - 2 Comments
Phthalates prevent boys from being boys?
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A study of 145 preschool children reports that when the concentrations of two common plastic softeners—known as phthalates—in mothers’ prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to engage in male-typical play. (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…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 10, 2009 12:51 - 1 Comment
Low-cost bed nets prove priceless
Malaria, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, is common among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa and is a major contributing factor to low birth weights and infant deaths in that region.
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2009 12:30 - 0 Comments
Genetic aftermath of alcohol during pregnancy
Dipak Sarkar’s research has shown that a seemingly irreversible reduction in the number and function of beta-endorphin neurons results in a permanent impairment of stress and immune system functions throughout life. While the body often displays the ability to recover from damage or disease, this does not seem to come into play with the loss of beta-endorphin neurons. The diagram of the brain shows the hypothalamus, home to beta-endorphin neurons, in relation to other parts of the brain.
Health & Medicine - Aug 27, 2009 11:10 - 0 Comments
Signs of prenatal smoking in DNA
“Maternal smoking during pregnancy is not only detrimental to the health of the mom and the newborn child, but research such as this suggests that it may impact the child into adulthood and possibly even future generations as well,” says Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
