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U of U Health scientists lead new studies investigating the long-term effects of COVID-19

University of Utah Health scientists are on the leading edge of a pair of large studies investigating the long-term effects of COVID-19.

30 Oct 2021

MyHealthyPregnancy app could provide a more nuanced understanding of aspirin use for preeclampsia

Low-dose aspirin during pregnancy can help prevent preeclampsia, a serious, yet common, hypertension disorder - but it is underused among high-risk pregnant patients, potentially due to a communication gap with providers, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open.

29 Oct 2021

Women with familial hypercholesterolemia miss out on active treatment because of pregnancy

One in five participants were without treatment for 4 years before, during and after pregnancy. Over 9 000 people live with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in Norway, but another 16 000 people may have hereditary high cholesterol without knowing it.

29 Oct 2021

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with higher risk of ASD in offspring

Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy was associated with 44% increased risk of ASD in the offspring when compared to mothers who had sufficient levels of vitamin D during pregnancy.

29 Oct 2021

Study focuses on the high hepatitis C rates in pregnant people

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to long-term health problems including liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. These outcomes are especially dangerous for pregnant people and their babies.

29 Oct 2021

The role of CRISPR in viral diagnostics

A comprehensive review explains in depth how CRISPR can be utilized as a reliable tool to investigate the viral life cycles.

29 Oct 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

President Joe Biden unveiled a purported compromise on his social-spending plan shortly before taking off for a series of meetings in Europe.

28 Oct 2021

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

Caitlin Wells Salerno knew that some mammals — like the golden-mantled ground squirrels she studies in the Rocky Mountains — invest an insane amount of resources in their young. That didn't prepare her for the resources the conservation biologist would owe after the birth of her second son.

27 Oct 2021

UTSA research could be key to decreasing maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

Researchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio College for Health, Community and Policy (HCaP) have conducted a study that could be key to decreasing maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

26 Oct 2021

AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine does not affect fertility and birth rate outcomes, study says

Researchers from the University of Oxford have recently analyzed pregnancies that have occurred during four ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 clinical trials.

26 Oct 2021

Mental health determinants during COVID pandemic pregnancies in the U.K.

A new study reports the determinants of the mental state of pregnant women during the pandemic within the U.K. maternity services.

26 Oct 2021

NIH invests $74.5 million to advance data science research and spur health discoveries across Africa

The National Institutes of Health is investing about $74.5 million over five years to advance data science, catalyze innovation and spur health discoveries across Africa.

26 Oct 2021

Identification of long COVID patients using big data

A new preprint exploits big data to come up with some answers as to the incidence, treatment, and impact on healthcare systems of long covid.

26 Oct 2021

Immune response to mRNA COVID vaccines delayed in pregnant women

Researchers in the United States have conducted comprehensive profiling of humoral immune responses in pregnant, lactating, and non-pregnant women following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccination to probe differences in vaccine-induced immunity.

25 Oct 2021

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

U of U Health scientists lead new studies investigating the long-term effects of COVID-19

MyHealthyPregnancy app could provide a more nuanced understanding of aspirin use for preeclampsia

Women with familial hypercholesterolemia miss out on active treatment because of pregnancy

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with higher risk of ASD in offspring

Study focuses on the high hepatitis C rates in pregnant people

The role of CRISPR in viral diagnostics

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

How billing turns a routine birth into a high-cost emergency

UTSA research could be key to decreasing maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine does not affect fertility and birth rate outcomes, study says

Mental health determinants during COVID pandemic pregnancies in the U.K.

NIH invests $74.5 million to advance data science research and spur health discoveries across Africa

Identification of long COVID patients using big data

Immune response to mRNA COVID vaccines delayed in pregnant women

Intervention erases Black-white survival gaps in early-stage lung and breast cancer patients

How pregnancy influences SARS-CoV-2 immune response

Women and pregnant people understated in studies used to draw up the nutritional guidance

Breastfeeding may positively impact postmenopausal women's cognitive performance

Study finds an increase in unplanned pregnancies during the first lockdown

Study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccinations and risk of early miscarriages

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Pregnancy News and Research

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