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Study reveals how early placenta solves the problem of supplying oxygen to growing embryos

A new role for the placenta has been revealed by University of Manchester scientists who have identified sites which store, and gradually release, oxygen for newly formed embryos in the weeks after the baby's heart is developed.

10 Sep 2015

Scientific Director of Life Study to present lecture at University of Leicester

Professor Carol Dezateux, Scientific Director of Life Study, will present 'Life Study: Identifying Pathways to Health in Early Life' on Thursday, September 10, as the first of a series of lectures to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the University of Leicester Medical School.

10 Sep 2015

Women bear six times the cost of AD care compared to men

Women are not only at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) when compared to men; per capita, they also bear six times the cost of AD care that men do, reports a study published today in the journal Women's Health Issues.

10 Sep 2015

Regular physical trauma may put professional football players at increased risk for hypertension

The regular physical trauma that appears to put professional football players at risk for degenerative brain disease may also increase their risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease, researchers say.

9 Sep 2015

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Pregnancy changes a woman's body in different ways, including the muscles, ligaments, bones, and joints that make up the musculoskeletal system.

4 Sep 2015

Chapman University study provides complete analysis of skill development in traditional society

Chapman University's research on aging and skill development appears as the lead article in the latest issue of American Journal of Physical Anthropology. The study, called "Skill Ontogeny Among Tsimane Forager-Horticulturalists," provides the most complete analysis to date of skill development in a traditional society.

29 Aug 2015

True Results offers FDA approved ORBERA intragastric balloon weight loss procedure in Texas

As most new moms know, post-baby weight can be frustratingly hard to lose. That's why Jennifer, a 24 year old mom from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas chose to get a little help with an ORBERA™ Intragastric Balloon procedure from True Results. Jennifer is the first patient in Texas to get this new FDA approved weight loss procedure.

29 Aug 2015

Study shows lack of folic acid enrichment in Europe causes foaetal abnormalities

A new international study shows that 5,000 foetuses in Europe annually are affected by spina bifida and other severe defects on the central nervous system. Seventy per cent of these pregnancies are terminated, while increased mortality and serious diseases affect the children who are born. At least half of the cases can be avoided by adding folic acid to staple foods as is already being done in seventy non-European countries.

29 Aug 2015

Tampa General Hospital achieves Baby-Friendly hospital designation

Tampa General Hospital is the first hospital in Hillsborough County – and one of only three in the Tampa Bay area – to earn the Baby-Friendly hospital designation from Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. for its commitment to supporting breastfeeding mothers and their babies.

28 Aug 2015

Proper iodine nutrition necessary during pregnancy

New research published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that pregnant women in Sweden had inadequate levels of iodine in their diets. Proper iodine nutrition is necessary for neurological development of the fetus.

27 Aug 2015

New Pitt analysis reveals causes of stillbirth among obese women

Obese women are nearly twice as likely as their lean counterparts to have stillborn babies for several specific, potentially preventable medical reasons, a new University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health analysis reveals.

27 Aug 2015

Novartis receives FDA approval for expanded use of Promacta for younger children with rare blood disorder

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded use for Promacta to include children 1 year of age and older with chronic immune thrombocytopenia who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins or splenectomy.

26 Aug 2015

New studies evaluate viral suppression rate of HIV-infected pregnant women at delivery

Pregnancy could be a turning point for HIV-infected women, when they have the opportunity to manage their infection, prevent transmission to their new baby and enter a long-term pattern of maintenance of HIV care after giving birth--but most HIV-infected women aren't getting that chance.

26 Aug 2015

Study sheds light on fertility concerns of young breast cancer patients

Concerns about fertility kept a third of young women with breast cancer from taking tamoxifen, despite its known benefit in reducing the risk of breast cancer coming back.

25 Aug 2015

Older people drink unsafe amounts of alcohol, study finds

One in five older people who drink alcohol are consuming it at unsafe levels - over 21 units of alcohol for men and 14 units for women each week - according to a study by King's College London. The research in inner-city London, published in BMJ Open, found these unsafe older drinkers are more likely to be of higher socioeconomic status.

24 Aug 2015

Study shows TV's powerful role in shaping pregnant expectations

In an era where popular culture is increasingly recognized for its impact on lay understanding of health and medicine, few scholars have looked at television's powerful role in the creation of patient expectations, especially regarding pregnancy and birth.

24 Aug 2015

Caring for young children with eczema

The excitement of a newborn baby turned to worry when a few weeks after Lorenzo Torres-Ramirez was born his parents started to notice red spots on his face.

21 Aug 2015

Temporary postnatal visual deprivation induces permanent auditory responses in the brain's visual area

A brief period of postnatal visual deprivation, when early in life, drives a rewiring of the brain areas involved in visual processing, even if the visual restoration is completed well before the baby reaches one year of age, researchers at the University of Trento, McMaster University, and the University of Montreal revealed today in Current Biology.

21 Aug 2015

NYBC, UC Davis Health System partner to manufacture potential stem cell therapies

New York Blood Center today announced a new collaboration with the University of California, Davis, Health System to manufacture specialized lines of stem cells as potential therapies for repair and regeneration of retina, kidney, lung and liver tissue, as well as for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease.

20 Aug 2015

New book from the March of Dimes details successful program to reduce preterm birth

Details of a program that successfully reduced preterm birth are available for health care professionals in a new book from the March of Dimes.

19 Aug 2015

Baby News and Research

Study reveals how early placenta solves the problem of supplying oxygen to growing embryos

Scientific Director of Life Study to present lecture at University of Leicester

Women bear six times the cost of AD care compared to men

Regular physical trauma may put professional football players at increased risk for hypertension

Physical exercises before and during pregnancy effective in reducing low back, pelvic pain

Chapman University study provides complete analysis of skill development in traditional society

True Results offers FDA approved ORBERA intragastric balloon weight loss procedure in Texas

Study shows lack of folic acid enrichment in Europe causes foaetal abnormalities

Tampa General Hospital achieves Baby-Friendly hospital designation

Proper iodine nutrition necessary during pregnancy

New Pitt analysis reveals causes of stillbirth among obese women

Novartis receives FDA approval for expanded use of Promacta for younger children with rare blood disorder

New studies evaluate viral suppression rate of HIV-infected pregnant women at delivery

Study sheds light on fertility concerns of young breast cancer patients

Older people drink unsafe amounts of alcohol, study finds

Study shows TV's powerful role in shaping pregnant expectations

Caring for young children with eczema

Temporary postnatal visual deprivation induces permanent auditory responses in the brain's visual area

NYBC, UC Davis Health System partner to manufacture potential stem cell therapies

New book from the March of Dimes details successful program to reduce preterm birth

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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