News tagged with pregnancy loss

First detection of pregnancy protein in older people destined for Alzheimer's disease

In an advance toward a much-needed early diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease (AD), scientists have discovered that older women destined to develop AD have high blood levels of a protein linked to pregnancy ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women who miscarry continue to have mental health problems

The depression and anxiety experienced by many women after a miscarriage can continue for years, even after the birth of a healthy child, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Increased risk of miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women with inherited thrombophilia is small

Research published this week in PLoS Medicine finds that pregnant women with an inherited condition that makes them more likely to form blood clots only face a small increase in the risk that they might have a miscarriage or sti ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Scarlet I: Infertility survivors lend voices to U of I prof's new book

Infertility and isolation are soul sisters, says University of Illinois professor Constance Hoenk Shapiro. As friends, siblings, and co-workers effortlessly become pregnant and deliver babies that become the center of their ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why immune cells count in early pregnancy

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide researcher has been named the 2009 Young Investigator Award winner for shedding new light on why some women are infertile, and why some pregnancies end in miscarriage.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies examine how living conditions impact reproductive health

When costs outweigh benefits, successful pregnancies are less likely to occur.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesity

Adolescent and young children of obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy have been found to have a lower prevalence of obesity and significantly improved cardio-metabolic markers when compared to ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0