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Pregnant gelada monkeys abort when new male enters group

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant female geladas show an unusually high rate of miscarriage the day after the dominant male in their group is replaced by a new male, a new University of Michigan study indicates.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Team seeks to learn how humans adapt to high places

How did early humans learn to live at the highest altitudes on earth?

Biology / Other

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tokyo 'not doing enough' for Fukushima: Greenpeace

Fukushima's residents are being left to their fate and not enough is being done to protect them against radiation nine months after Japan's tsunami, environment group Greenpeace said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

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S.Africa nearly wipes out infant AIDS infections: study

South Africa's programme to prevent HIV in babies has achieved a 96.5 percent success rate in wiping out transmission from infected pregnant mothers, the Medical Research Council said Thursday.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Researchers discover biochemical weakness of malaria parasite -- vaccine to be developed

Every year, 10,000 pregnant women and up to 200,000 newborn babies are killed by the malaria parasite. Doctors all around the globe have for years been looking in vain for a medical protection, and now researchers from the ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hong Kong moves to restrict mainland babies

Hong Kong says it will restrict the number of mainland Chinese women allowed to give birth in the city's hospitals which are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands who arrive each year.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnant women at risk of Vitamin D deficiency

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to develop gestational diabetes, and, their babies are more prone to bone weakness, according to a study and editorial published in the latest issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA won't stop cheap version of preterm birth drug

(AP) -- Pregnant women will still be able to get a drastically cheaper version of a new expensive drug that prevents premature birth, federal health officials said Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study finds weight training safe for pregnant women

Despite decades of doctors' reluctance to recommend weight training to pregnant women, a new University of Georgia study has found that a supervised, low-to-moderate intensity program is safe and beneficial.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

'Junk food' moms have 'junk food' babies

A new research report published online in The FASEB Journal suggests that pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genetic errors linked to life-threatening pregnancy disorder

Scientists have identified genetic errors in women with autoimmune diseases that increase the risk of preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs in 10 percent of all pregnancies.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Extra iron doesn't help many pregnant women

Although universal prenatal supplementation with iron is recommended, an extra intake of iron does not noticeably benefit pregnant women, except when they are anemic. This was observed by researchers of the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Depression after miscarriage can continue even after healthy birth

Women who experience depression and anxiety after a miscarriage continue to experience these symptoms even if they subsequently go on to have a healthy child, according to a study of pregnant women from the Avon Longitudinal ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Down syndrome test breakthrough 'on the horizon'

A less risky non-invasive procedure based on maternal DNA to diagnose Down syndrome could be generally available to pregnant women by 2013, a Cyprus researcher said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Study: Mom's blood test can reveal Down syndrome

Scientists in Europe report they were able to diagnose Down syndrome prenatally by giving a simple blood test to pregnant women, an approach that might one day help them avoid the more extensive procedure used now to detect ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0