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Previously overlooked hormone plays critical role in the development of endometriosis

Endometriosis, a disease found in up to 10 per cent of women, has been enigmatic since it was first described. A new theory developed by researchers at Simon Fraser University suggests a previously overlooked hormone -- testosterone -- has a critical role in its development.

10 May 2021

Study: Bacterial colonization of infants' guts does not occur before birth

It is well known that each person's gut bacteria is vital for digestion and overall health, but when does that gut microbiome start?

10 May 2021

PAS 2021: Plenary session on prenatal environmental contaminants and childhood disease

A state of the art plenary session during the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting discussed prenatal environmental contaminants and childhood disease, and the latest evidence for epigenetic mechanisms associated with transgenerational disease and public policy implications.

5 May 2021

Prenatal POP exposure may increase the risk of metabolic disorders in adolescence

Exposure before birth to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)-- organochlorine pesticides, industrial chemicals, etc.--may increase the risk in adolescence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and high blood pressure.

29 Apr 2021

New collaboration to study early detection of developmental differences in children

The University of Washington's School of Medicine Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine is collaborating with Illumina, Inc. and GeneDx, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BioReference Laboratories, Inc., an OPKO Health company, to study early detection of developmental differences in children.

29 Apr 2021

Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and pollution associated with child behavioral problems

A pregnant woman's exposure to tobacco smoke and pollution from road traffic can influence the development of behavioral outcomes in early childhood.

27 Apr 2021

Breastfed children score higher on neurocognitive tests, study finds

New research finds that children who were breastfed scored higher on neurocognitive tests. Researchers in the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center analyzed thousands of cognitive tests taken by nine and ten-year-olds whose mothers reported they were breastfed, and compared those results to scores of children who were not.

27 Apr 2021

Pregnant and postpartum women at elevated risk of mental health problems during COVID-19 pandemic

Substantial proportions of pregnant and postpartum women scored high for symptoms of anxiety, depression, loneliness and post-traumatic stress in relation to COVID-19 in a survey carried out in May and June 2020, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Karestan Koenen and Archana Basu of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, US, and colleagues.

22 Apr 2021

Pregnancy increases the risk of first-time symptomatic kidney stone

Though researchers have long known that several physiological and anatomical changes occur during pregnancy that can contribute to kidney stone formation, evidence of the link has been lacking. But now Mayo Clinic researchers believe they have that evidence.

15 Apr 2021

Prenatal News and Research

Previously overlooked hormone plays critical role in the development of endometriosis

Study: Bacterial colonization of infants' guts does not occur before birth

PAS 2021: Plenary session on prenatal environmental contaminants and childhood disease

Prenatal POP exposure may increase the risk of metabolic disorders in adolescence

New collaboration to study early detection of developmental differences in children

Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and pollution associated with child behavioral problems

Breastfed children score higher on neurocognitive tests, study finds

Pregnant and postpartum women at elevated risk of mental health problems during COVID-19 pandemic

Pregnancy increases the risk of first-time symptomatic kidney stone

Syphilis cases in California drive a record-setting year for STDs nationwide

Prenatal exposure to phthalates is linked to altered cognitive outcomes in infants

Mother's stress levels during conception could be a determinant of fetal sex

Maternal exposure to pesticides may lead to central nervous system tumors during childhood

Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may increase likelihood of postpartum depression

Scientists discover new genetic disease that causes abnormal brain development in children

Study reveals how exercise during pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring

New technique traces genetic and epigenetic origins of DNA to reveal hidden cancers

New study to identify prenatal and early childhood markers of high risk for food allergy and eczema

Study highlights significant concerns about a growing issue of sex-selective abortion in Nepal

Undocumented pregnant women in Finland receive inadequate prenatal care, study shows

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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