Do the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol differ by culture?
...y have little influence on the damaging effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol. Fetal alcohol syndr... Researchers have established that the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure may vary according to the quantity and frequency of exposure, genetic factors, and ...Study looks at causes, consequences of sex differences
...idence to suggest that humans may be influenced by prenatal hormone exposure, perhaps not as dramatically as animals because most humans are born as singletons," Vandenbergh said. Human studies of fraternal twins have shown that girls with a twin brother, who were therefore exposed to testosterone in utero, s...Cutting the risk of coronary disease - start before birth says UK doctor
...art disease may therefore be a consequence of poor prenatal or infant nutrition followed by improved nutrition in early childhood. "The amount of fat in the body in relation to muscle may explain the increased risk. Boys who were thin at birth will always have comparatively fewer muscle cells because the num......founded with cigarette smoking, less-than-adequate prenatal care, stress, and other drug use - all of which can have negative effects on fetal development. In addition, researchers can use adapted human tests such as the Brazelton Newborn Assessment Scale to assess early neurobehavior in monkeys. "We found ......earchers have already developed a genetic test for prenatal diagnosis of HIBM in high-risk populations. Such genetic screening is particularly important for Jews of Persian descent, among whom one out of 10 to 20 people is believed to carry the mutated HIBM gene....Researchers identify gene causing rare form of cleft palate
...gets for the T-box 22 protein may offer hope for a prenatal therapeutic intervention for cleft palate." he added.......two distinct times. During perinatal (i.e., during prenatal and early postnatal) development, sex steroids cause permanent, hard-wired differences in the organization of central and peripheral physiology (i.e., organizational effects). After puberty, exposure to sex steroids serves to transiently activate pr...Researchers find gene for rare disorder that paralyzes children's legs
... In some circumstances, it could also be used for prenatal diagnosis. But Fink indicates that a test for a mutated SPG3A gene sequence will soon allow HSP specialists and geneticists to provide genetic counseling. Such testing and counseling might be valuable to couples whose family or medical history sugges...Major stress during pregnancy linked to autism
...autism is also linked to external factors, such as prenatal stress," he said. Beversdorf and his collegues asked mothers to document their stress levels when stressful events occurred during their pregnancies. The study included ...Researchers identify potential for prenatal gene therapy
...will present findings that demonstrate promise for prenatal gene therapy to correct neurological and genetic disorders today (Monday, Dec. 10) at the American Society of Hematology Conference in Orlando, Fla. Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Ph.D., will show that the "Sleeping Beauty" transposon may be useful fo...Thyroid disease raises risk for birth defects
...n's pre-pregnancy consult or add it to the routine prenatal diagnostic tests. If the test indicates the woman has hypothyroidism, a fetal echocardiogram during the 20th week of pregnancy might be warranted. The researchers studied 101 women (64 with hypothyroidism and 50 with the overactive version, hypert...Blood markers may reflect newborns' potential of contracting HIV
...mission if born to HIV-infected mothers with these prenatal conditions. In addition, these babies had higher ...ssive treatment of HIV-infected mothers with these prenatal conditions."...Prenatal alcohol exposure affects visual processing
...mines the ability of adolescents, with and without prenatal exposure to alcohol, to maintain visual and audito...st there may be specific patterns to the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on cognitive performance than can be identified during adolescence. In particular,...Hopkins Bioethics Institute receives $9.9 million from Pew Trusts
...sound public policies." Already, it's common to do prenatal genetic testing for pregnancies at increased risk for certain genetic syndromes, and embryos created by in vitro fertilization can now be screened for some inherited diseases before they are implanted into the mother's womb. But these techniques in r...Labor-inducing folklore alive and well among pregnant women
...102 pregnant women coming to a prenatal clinic at Ohio State about their awareness of 10 common folk suggestions on inducing labor, and whether or not they believed any of the tips would really work. ...Researchers to compare prenatal treatments for serious twin complication
...ho survive. Physicians usually diagnose TTTS using prenatal ultrasound, augmented by other tests such as fetal...ween the twins which causes the syndrome. Without prenatal treatment for TTTS, both twins usually die. Even with treatment, survival of both twins is not guara...New research shows women's fertility starts declining from late 20s and mens from late 30s
...the factors associated with variability, including prenatal exposures, sexually transmitted disease history, smoking and occupational exposures, but much of this heterogeneity remains unexplained." Dr Dunson said that future research would examine the role of cervical mucus secretions in the decline in fertil...Rare childhood bone disorder linked to gene deletion in two Navajo patients
...rding to Whyte, this research will not only enable prenatal diagnosis for JPD in the Navajo population, but also suggests that osteoprotegerin may be a potential treatment for these affected individuals. They also expect their findings to help elucidate the role of osteoprotegerin and other key proteins in bo...Adult stem cells selectively delivered into the eye and used to control angiogenesis at TSRI
...y, retinal vascular formation occurs late in human prenatal development, when endothelial cells form a fine me...d, act as a template for vessel formation. During prenatal human development, activated astrocytes guide endothelial cells into place where they can proliferat...New UNC study suggests multivitamin use during pregnancy cuts childhood tumor risk
...commendations and educational campaigns to promote prenatal vitamin use to prevent some birth defects such as spina bifida, specifically folic acid, began in 1992....