Joslin study shows weight control protects against low birth weight related glucose intolerance
...cy, and a second group whose mothers' diets during pregnancy were restricted to only half that amount. At birth, the offspring of mice with undernourished mothers weighed about 25 percent less than the offspring of the well-nourished mice. For the next phase of the experiment, the researchers further divided b...Cancer drug could aid premature labour
...s of the womb, or uterus, that are affected by the pregnancy hormone, hCG (Human chorionic gonadotrophin). During pregnancy, the placenta releases large amounts of hCG. This activates the CG/LH receptors on the muscle cells of the womb to produce a muscle relaxant, which in turn prevents contractions and keep...Maternal alcohol use increases the risk of newborn infections
... alcohol use, excessive drinking or smoking during pregnancy were more likely to be diagnosed with an infection...erimental Research has found that drinking during pregnancy can also increase the risk of infection in newborns. "Despite the well-publicized risks, there conti...Children's Hospital Oakland Int'l thalassemia collaboration
...halassemia, there is a 25 percent chance with each pregnancy that their child will be born with the disease. Treatment is complex and costly. Who: Joint efforts have been established with Indian scientists to address thalassemia, both in California as well as in India. Dr. Sujata Sinha is leading the effo...Recurrent miscarriages: Could prednisolone reduce the occurrence of this distressing condition?
...ant role for uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in pregnancy implantation," said Dr Quenby. uNK cells are the m...he special lining of the uterus that occurs during pregnancy (the decidua). They are found close to the outermost cells of the developing early embryo that go on...Babies born after SET do as well as those conceived naturally
...me of onset of spontaneous reduction the later in pregnancy the twin was lost the higher the risk of neurological problems in the survivor. Furthermore, the risk of child death within the period of follow-up was higher in the survivors of a vanishing twin than in those born from a single gestation." Dr. Pi...Damage to sperm DNA affects older men's chances of fathering children
...l and paternal ages at the time of attempted first pregnancy made this particularly significant. "Older men tend to reproduce with older women", he said, "and the combination of increased female factor infertility, increased sperm DNA damage, low levels of DNA repair, and increased abnormalities in conventio...Pomegranate juice for moms may help babies resist brain injury
... vitamin C water to drink during the last third of pregnancy and while they suckled their pups for seven days after birth. After performing the procedures that exposed mouse pups to low oxygen levels, scientists examined the brains, comparing damage to the cortex, hippocampus and the striatum. Researchers who...Actin moves chromosomes: Discovery changes fundamental thinking
... in this field could help to explain the causes of pregnancy loss and birth defects in humans....Australian discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus could restore your pelvic floor & more
...ounger women. The pelvic floor is weakened during pregnancy and childbirth and as a woman ages the strength of these muscles can deteriorate further," Dr Rosamilia explained. "At present we use surgery to repair prolapsed uterus, which is a form of hernia," she said. However, in almost 30% of women the prolap...New technique rapidly detects illness-causing bacteria
...ult shows up as a red line on a strip, much like a pregnancy test. Newly designed software gives researchers a ..., it turns the strip visibly red, much like with a pregnancy test. The entire process takes only 35 minutes, while traditional gene amplification techniques may...APS oxytocin/vasopressin conference: 13 highlighted presentations
...h Research, Princeton, New Jersey. Choline during pregnancy may avoid, reverse some Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ner...duced diabetes insipidus by dietary choline during pregnancy in the rat." John Claybaugh, Ginger Pole, Aileen Sato, Danielle Bird, Catherine Uyehara, Tripler Ar...Choline during pregnancy may avoid, reverse some Fetal Alcohol Syndrome nervous disorders
...duced diabetes insipidus by dietary choline during pregnancy in the rat." John Claybaugh, Ginger Pole, Aileen Sato, Danielle Bird, Catherine Uyehara, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu. Funded in part by Hawaii Community Foundation and Clinical Research Center. Choline completely reverses diuresis, osmola...DFG presents the 2005 MAK and BAT value lists
...lic acid, and tetrahydrothiophene were assigned to pregnancy group D which essentially states that classification into group C is not yet possible due to the available data. A risk of harming the embryo currently appears unlikely if the MAK values are complied with but cannot be ruled out with sufficient certa...One hit of crystal meth causes birth defects: U of T study
... "We've known for a while that meth abuse during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight, cleft palates...elop. "People usually think the last trimester of pregnancy is when developing brain function is most susceptible to damage, but in this case the brain is also ...Any exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is risky
...suggests that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy can be just as detrimental to a developing fetus a... "This analysis shows not only that smoking during pregnancy causes genetic damage in the developing fetus that can be detected at birth, but also that passive ...Circulating stem cells play small role in lung repair
...cytes in female lungs might result from an earlier pregnancy with a male fetus cannot be ruled out, Zander said. However, the association between the number of those cells found in the lung tissue with damage from rejection makes that unlikely. There was no sign of fusion between the bone marrow-derived cells...Major new UNC-based drinking water study suggests pregnancy fears may be overstated
...3,132 women in the three areas who were planning a pregnancy or who had been pregnant for fewer than 12 weeks. ...h factors as age, education, alcohol use and prior pregnancy histories, analyzed the data to see what effects the byproduct compounds might have had on pregnancy...Folic acid link with low birth weight, shows pioneering study
...s of the vitamin folate in their body during early pregnancy are more likely to have babies with lower, or less...folate levels commonly seen in UK mothers in early pregnancy have been linked with birth weight. The study is published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Sev......d to FDA that, from 1982 to 2000, there were 1,995 pregnancy exposures and 383 live births, of which 162 had birth defects. FDA says there were 325 known pregnancies in users of isotretinoin between April 1, 2001 and August 15, 2003....