News tagged with fetal growth
Discovery of plant 'nourishing gene' brings hope for increased crop seed yield and food security
University of Warwick scientists have discovered a "nourishing gene" which controls the transfer of nutrients from plant to seed - a significant step which could help increase global food production.
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Flame retardant linked to altered thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy
Pregnant women with higher blood levels of a common flame retardant had altered thyroid hormone levels, a result that could have implications for fetal health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University ...
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Genetic mutation linked to lethal disease
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation found in the Ohio Amish population as the cause of a fatal developmental disease in fetuses and infants, according to research published in the April 8, 2011, issue of Science.
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Good oral health is essential during pregnancy
It's no secret that pregnancy is an important time in a woman's life. While women often hear about how pregnancy causes physical changes that affect their hormone or appetite levels, these changes can have a great effect ...
May 17, 2010 |
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British heroin substitute may be associated with wide-ranging sight problems
Children born to mothers prescribed the heroin substitute methadone during pregnancy may be at risk of wide-ranging sight problems, indicates a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Scientists uncover new mechanism regulating fetal growth and neonatal survival
Dr. Sylvain Meloche, Principal Investigator at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, and his colleagues have uncovered the critical role played by the protein ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Poor sleep in children may have prenatal origins
A study in the Aug.1 issue of the journal Sleep found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and small body size at birth predict poorer sleep and higher risk of sleep disturbances in 8-year-old children born at term. ...
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Researchers look to imprinted genes for clues to fetal growth restriction in cloned swine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which results in low birth weight and long-term deleterious health effects in cloned swine, is linked ...
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Hunting ways to protect babies when mom drinks
(AP) -- Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part ...
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Babies born to native high-altitude mothers have decreased risk of low birth weight
Pregnant women who are indigenous to the Andes Mountains deliver more blood and oxygen to their fetuses at high altitude than do women of European descent. The study helps explain why babies of Andean descent ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 18, 2009 |
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Management of asthma during pregnancy can optimize health of mother and baby
Pregnant women with asthma, the most common condition affecting the lungs during pregnancy, should actively manage their asthma in order to optimize the health of mother and the baby, according to new management recommendations ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Pregnancy outcome affected by immune system genes
A team of researchers, led by Ashley Moffett, at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, has shed new light on genetic factors that increase susceptibility to and provide protection from common disorders of pregnancy, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Study finds higher risk of stillbirth in women with fibroids
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that there is an increased risk of intrauterine ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 06, 2010 |
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Risks in multiple pregnancies
The complication rate during pregnancy with twins is about 40%. Women with multiple pregnancies often develop pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and hemorrhages during the term of their pregnancy. Joachim W Dudenhausen ...
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Study identifies factors associated with growth of fetus in first trimester and subsequent outcomes
Factors such as maternal high blood pressure and high hematocrit levels (the proportion of blood that consists of red blood cells) are associated with a greater likelihood of restricted fetal growth during the first trimester, ...
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Feb 09, 2010 |
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