News tagged with amniotic fluid
Reprogrammed amniotic fluid cells can generate all types of body cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- High hopes rest on stem cells: one day, they may be used to treat many diseases. To date, embryos are the main source of these cells, but this raises ethical problems. Scientists at the Max ...
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Study shows pregnant mother's diet impacts infant's sense of smell
A major new study shows that a pregnant mother's diet not only sensitizes the fetus to those smells and flavors, but physically changes the brain directly impacting what the infant eats and drinks in the future.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Uncultured bacteria found in amniotic fluids of women who experience preterm births
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Yale University have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 05, 2009 |
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New research shows versatility of amniotic fluid stem cells
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that stem cells found in amniotic fluid meet an important test of potential to become specialized cell types, which suggests they may be useful for treating a wider array of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Catheter helps get oxygen to blood when lungs aren't working
When Kelli Justice walked into her baby's room at Kentucky Children's Hospital, it was terrifying.
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Good parenting triumphs over prenatal stress
A mother's nurture may provide powerful protection against risks her baby faces in the womb, according to a new article published online today in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The research shows that fetuses exposed to hig ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Premature birth and brain damage -- inflammation may play a role
Researchers have gone some way to explaining what happens during premature births and how brain injury develops in premature babies. New findings show that inflammation in both the amniotic fluid and the baby's brain has ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 05, 2010 |
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