Poor pregnancy outcomes linked to increased uric acid
... every one-unit increase in uric acid, the odds of preterm birth increased 2.3 times." While results of the National Institutes of Health-funded study seem to suggest that uric acid measures could have a utility for predicting risk of adverse outcomes, further prospective testing is necessary to confirm the ...Cerebellum found to be important in cognition and behavior
...y interconnected. Sophisticated MRI imaging of 74 preterm infants' brains revealed that when there was injury to the cerebrum, the cerebellum failed to grow to a normal size. When the cerebral injury was confined to one side, it was the opposite cerebellar hemisphere that failed to grow normally. The revers...Major new UNC-based drinking water study suggests pregnancy fears may be overstated
...oked at exposure to these chemicals in relation to preterm births and did not find an association," Savitz said. "If anything, we found the opposite -- that higher-exposure populations had slightly lower risks. There was some indication, however, that reduced fetal growth might be associated with higher expo...OT, VP studied as novel psychiatric drug sources; consider gender-specific drug models
...oxytocin receptor antagonists for the treatment of preterm labor." Patrice Collins, Medical Affairs, Astellas Pharmaceuticals Inc. "Effects of a novel vasopressin V1a/V2 antagonist conivaptin on serum sodium concentration and effective water clearance in hyponatremia clinical trials."...GSK nonpeptide oxytocin receptor antagonists damp contractions in late-term rat pregnancy
...oxytocin receptor antagonists for the treatment of preterm labor." Brooks is participating in a symposium, "Clinical utility of NH receptor analogs," chaired by Joseph Verbalis of Georgetown University and Maurice Manning of the Medical College of Ohio. The other participants in the symposium are: Robert...APS oxytocin/vasopressin conference: 13 highlighted presentations
...oxytocin receptor antagonists for the treatment of preterm labor." Endocannabinoids the brain's cannabis demonstrate novel modes of action to stress Research teams from Louisiana, Japan and Scotland report on endocannabinoids as a novel neural messenger in various stress-related situations with possible ...Oxytocin raises aggression, cuts anxiety during lactation; similar effects on virgin rats
...l clinical problems that mothers may have, such as preterm labor, which put mother and baby at risk." Specifically she and her team investigated the role of certain chemicals in the brain that control OT secretion and the birth process. They administered drugs "to target their action in the brain of rats whi...Oxytocin/vasopressin research sees new clinical applications, key role in social behavior
...of nonpeptide OT receptor antagonists for treating preterm labor, and psychiatric drug development targeting the central VP and OT systems. Presenters from Japan, U.K., France, Canada, University of Edinburgh Reflecting the widespread interest in NH hormone research, the leading geographic source of presenta...Harmful chemicals may reprogram gene response to estrogen
...ancy complications such as ectopic pregnancies and preterm deliveries, infertility, and a rare vaginal and cervical cancer called clear-cell adenocarcinoma. Other research conducted by NIEHS scientists indicates that women exposed to DES in utero have a higher risk of uterine fibroids. The National Institute...How the environment could be damaging men's reproductive health
...yptorchidism was associated with low birth weight, preterm delivery, small gestational weight and other congenital abnormalities of the genitalia. An interesting significant risk factor was the father's weight; babies born to underweight fathers (body mass index less than 20kg/m2) were six times more likely ...Pregnancy complications related to low levels of anticlotting proteins
...iage, stillbirth, preeclampsia, poor fetal growth, preterm delivery and bleeding in pregnancy are influenced by low levels of the anticlotting proteins Z and S, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the March issue of Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis . "Our findings will help clinicians determi...Protein analysis of amniotic fluid reveals clues about preterm birth
Doctors treating pregnant women with threatened preterm birth sometimes sew the cervix closed, a procedure...omen still lose the pregnancy. While the causes of preterm labor are not well understood, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Yale...Study finds markers for premature birth risk at the molecular level
...order to identify which women who have experienced preterm labor are also at risk for delivering a premature ...h increasing, the need for tools that can identify preterm delivery risk has never been greater, experts say. The news was announced today at the 25th annual S...Premature births from inflammation and infection rapidly detected by proteomics technology
...o discriminate healthy from diseased women in whom preterm delivery is impending and the health of the fetus ... are probably at a turning point in the history of preterm labor diagnosis," said Irina Buhimschi, M.D., research scientist in the Department of Obstetrics & G...The Cochrane Library Newsletter, 2005, Issue 1
... born Taking active measures to keep very preterm and low birthweight infants warm within 10 minutes of birth minimises the risk of cold stress and decrease the incidence of hypothermia. The Cochrane authors highlight good practice guidlines and recommend using interventions such as plastic wraps, s......o a new review of research. Standard practice for preterm babies is to cut the cord as soon as possible, oft...increases blood pressure and blood volume, helping preterm infants off to a healthier start in life, says lead study author Heike Rabe, M.D., Ph.D. of Brighton...