Rat study shows exposure to Ecstasy early in pregnancy induces brain, behavior changes
...riod corresponding to the first trimester in human pregnancy exhibit changes in brain chemistry and behavior. "Existing data suggest that most women who use MDMA stop taking it when they learn they are pregnant," says NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow. "But the animal studies that linked this drug to neurobiol...High blood pressure, fatty deposits are 'bit players' in bulging arteries
...). TEE is similar to fetal ultrasounds used during pregnancy and conventional echocardiographic heart imaging. Instead of coming from outside of the body, however, the ultrasound waves in TEE are emitted from a probe that is inserted down the throat. This eliminates the interference of the breastbone, and make...First study to show link between children's solid tumours and their mothers' breast cancer
... cell cycle control and hormonal disruption during pregnancy contributes to the development of breast cancer in the mother and cancer in the child." Dr Pang and his colleague, Professor Jillian Birch, the director of the Group, studied the mothers of 2,604 children younger than 15 with solid tumours who were i...Fetal surgery for spina bifida shows early benefits in leg function, fewer shunts
...,000 live births. A developmental failure early in pregnancy leaves an opening in part of the bone and tissue covering the fetus's spinal cord. The most common and most severe form of spina bifida is myelomeningocele, which may cause the child to suffer leg paralysis, lack of bowel and bladder control, and flu...M. D. Anderson expands peer counseling program for African-American breast cancer survivors
... coping with infertility or concerns about healthy pregnancy after breast cancer, and 4) understanding genetic cancer risk issues for family members. The year-long SPIRIT pilot project, which began in January 2002, enrolled 48 African-American breast cancer survivors in Houston to take part in the free, 3-ses...Low and high birthweight increase risk of cerebral palsy
...e a morevalid measure of risk for the child during pregnancy and after birth. Further studies will need to prove the usefulness of this approach inclinical practice. Finally, this study adds to the evidence that mostcerebral palsy is of prenatal origin rather than primarily due to obstetriccomplications."...Antiretrovirals reduce mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission when started after childbirth
... in Africa; treatment is usually initiated late in pregnancy and continued until early infancy. Taha E Taha from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA and colleagues assessed whether nevirapine and zidovudine given to babies only reduced HIV-1 transmission more than nevirapine alone. Over 1100 ...Mayo Clinic finds weight not a factor among women using fertility technologies to become pregnant
...ity of the uterus to receive an embryo and carry a pregnancy to term. The Mayo Clinic study results painted a m...t a woman's ability to become pregnant and carry a pregnancy to term," says Dr. Tummon....Molecule expressed early in pregnancy may help patients tolerate transplants
A molecule expressed in the earliest stages of pregnancy that vanishes when the baby is born seems to keep some cells responsible for directing the immune system in an immature and accepting stage, Medical College of Georgia researchers says. Their finding that the molecule HLA-G helps make dendritic cells...ACPM recommends reproductive health care benefits for adolescents
...family planning services and counseling--including pregnancy option counseling, distribution of contraceptive d...on--to adolescents enrolled in SCHIP. Appropriate pregnancy option counseling and follow-up should be offered to adolescents who test positive for pregnancy. E...Jefferson scientists show low lead levels can affect development of brain cells
...rption due to increased demands for calcium during pregnancy releases this stored lead back into the circulation. Prenatal exposure to lead is particularly dangerous because toxic effects on the fetus, as well as detrimental effects on the cognitive and motor development of the infant, have been documented. "...Nicotine metabolite may improve memory, protect against disease
... such study suggests that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk of having em...nd memory. The children of women who smoke during pregnancy have been found to be at greater risk for a wide variety of emotional and behavioral disorders, such...Survival improves in clinical trial for severe birth defect, with or without fetal surgery
... group of experts in prenatal diagnosis, high-risk pregnancy care, surgery, and neonatal intensive care. Mothe...tal disease in the highly charged circumstances of pregnancy could be put to the test of a sound randomized clinical trial, " he said. Many physicians believe t...Women feel unprepared for operative deliveries
... a noticeable impact on women's views about future pregnancy and delivery. Some had difficulty understanding the need for operative delivery, despite a review by medical and midwifery staff before discharge. Many would welcome an in-depth explanation of the delivery when they had recovered from the initial tr...Changing partner increases risk of preterm birth
... this week's BMJ. Researchers from Norway compared pregnancy outcomes in 31,683 women who changed partner betwe...consumption and poorer nutrition, which may affect pregnancy outcomes, suggest the authors....Emory and CDC scientists explore why most breastfed infants of HIV-positive mothers resist infection
...ly include giving antibodies to the mother in late pregnancy or to the newborn, together with antiretroviral prophylaxis, she explains. Some of these approaches will be tested soon in large international trials. Other scientists involved in the study included CDC scientists Salvatore Butera, PhD and Ann Duerr,...Caesarean delivery could increase risk of future stillbirth
...CET suggest that therisk of stillbirth in a second pregnancy could be doubled for mothers whohave previously un...nowncause-started at around 34 weeks of the second pregnancy for those women whohad previously undergone caeserean section for their first child. The riskof stil...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2003 (first issue)
...doses of the drug significantly increased in later pregnancy when women were pregnant with a female fetus, suggesting an up-regulation of inflammation associated with asthma as gestation progressed. The researchers said that their study results indicate that in pregnant women with asthma there is reduced fema...Fertility worries common in young breast cancer survivors
... addition, concern has been raised about whether a pregnancy following breast cancer treatment raises the odds of a cancer recurrence. Partridge said that data on the latter are "reassuring," but that the question is not yet answered....Parents who decline autopsies may miss out on vital information
...parents who decline an autopsy after terminating a pregnancy because of a suspected abnormality in their unborn child, may be missing out on important information for future pregnancies, new research from Oxford shows. This study will be available on bmj.com on Monday 8 December 2003. The research team ident...