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Risk of disability and cancer among future generations may have gone high due to Bhopal explosions

The Bhopal gas explosion in 1984 - one of India's worst industrial disasters - may have heightened the risk of disability and cancer in later life among future generations, curbed their educational attainment, and prompted a fall in the proportion of male births the following year, suggests research in the open access journal BMJ Open.

14 Jun 2023

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a process in immune cells that links vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring.

13 Jun 2023

The BABY1000 study: chasing lifetime risk factors in prenatal and early postnatal life

Preconceptional parental health, pregnancy health, and early infant environment and health.

9 Jun 2023

Developmental exposure to PCBs blocks hearing recovery from acoustic trauma

Music, mice, and microscopic imaging combine to provide new insight into the effects of environmental chemicals on hearing loss.

5 Jun 2023

Link confirmed: Infant RSV infections increase likelihood of childhood asthma

Research investigates the association between early-life respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and the development of childhood asthma. It aims to assess the impact of RSV infection during infancy on the onset of wheezing illnesses and asthma in children.

30 May 2023

Passing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health risks for Male offspring of Women with PCOS

In this interview, we spoke to two researchers from the Karolinska Institutet about their latest work that investigated how PCOS can affect the health of future generations of men.

29 May 2023

New research explores if pregnant mothers' exposure to toxic metals impacts babies' kidney development

Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem worldwide and in the aging U.S. population. But could the groundwork for this progressive disease have been laid while its victims were still in utero?

25 May 2023

Brains of marsupials mimic features of early human brain development

University of Queensland research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsupials.

23 May 2023

Researchers examine how timing of cannabis exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal development

As more people use cannabis for recreational purposes, attitudes towards the drug have changed. For example, research has shown that dispensaries often recommend cannabis – also referred to as marijuana – to pregnant women to ease pregnancy symptoms, especially morning sickness.

13 May 2023

Elevated stress during COVID-19 pandemic changes the placenta in pregnant mothers

Elevated maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic changed the structure, texture and other qualities of the placenta in pregnant mothers – a critical connection between mothers and their unborn babies – according to new research from the Developing Brain Institute at Children's National Hospital.

10 May 2023

Team successfully treats aggressive vascular malformation in an infant's brain before birth

In a first, a team from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation in an infant's brain before birth, avoiding potentially fatal symptoms after delivery.

5 May 2023

Can a fetus be an employee? States are testing the boundaries of personhood after ‘Dobbs’

Kaitlyn Anderson was six months pregnant when a driver killed her and a Missouri Department of Transportation colleague in 2021 while they were doing roadwork near St. Louis. Her fetus also died.

5 May 2023

Researchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition

For the first time, researchers performed a successful in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition by treating an aggressive vascular malformation, called vein of Galen malformation, in a fetus's brain before birth, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

5 May 2023

In Utero News and Research

Risk of disability and cancer among future generations may have gone high due to Bhopal explosions

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in offspring

The BABY1000 study: chasing lifetime risk factors in prenatal and early postnatal life

Developmental exposure to PCBs blocks hearing recovery from acoustic trauma

Link confirmed: Infant RSV infections increase likelihood of childhood asthma

Passing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health risks for Male offspring of Women with PCOS

New research explores if pregnant mothers' exposure to toxic metals impacts babies' kidney development

Brains of marsupials mimic features of early human brain development

Researchers examine how timing of cannabis exposure during pregnancy impacts fetal development

Elevated stress during COVID-19 pandemic changes the placenta in pregnant mothers

Team successfully treats aggressive vascular malformation in an infant's brain before birth

Can a fetus be an employee? States are testing the boundaries of personhood after ‘Dobbs’

Researchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition

The association between breastfeeding, drug exposure, and infant outcomes: more research is needed

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy on infant growth

Study finds sugary beverages increase dementia risk, while natural juices may help prevent it

Factors shaping maternal gut microbiome during pregnancy and the impact on infant health

Study endeavors to strengthen genomic diagnosis of rare pediatric diseases in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Study finds no association between maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and infant neurodevelopment

Study sheds light on cardiovascular health of babies exposed to opioids in the womb

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The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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