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Biomedical scientist receives DOD grant to study how early pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk

Biomedical scientist Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, Ph.D., has received a $1.1 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study how early pregnancy reduces a woman's risk for breast cancer.

8 Mar 2017

Maternal overweight and obesity linked to increased risk of child’s cerebral palsy

Being overweight or obese during pregnancy increases the chance of having a child with cerebral palsy, according to new research led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

7 Mar 2017

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Women suffer more frequently and more severely from pollen and food allergies and therefore also from asthma.

7 Mar 2017

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

Treatment with vaginal progesterone reduced the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications and death in pregnant women with twins and who have a short cervix— a risk factor for preterm birth— according to a meta-analysis of individual patient data by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the Detroit Medical Center, and other institutions in the United States and abroad.

7 Mar 2017

Scientists establish framework for understanding mechanics that underlie vesicle formation

Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University and biomedical researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Magee-Womens Research Institute have established a framework for understanding the mechanics that underlie vesicle formation.

7 Mar 2017

New study finds increasing age as risk factor for decreased postpartum pelvic floor strength

New research finds increasing age is a risk factor for decreased postpartum pelvic floor strength. The prospective study published in the March edition of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, the official journal of the American Urogynecologic Society, the leading professional organization dedicated to the treatment of pelvic floor disorders.

6 Mar 2017

Early puberty in girls could flag later risk of gestational diabetes

The age at which girls start menstruating could flag a later risk of diabetes during pregnancy, according to a University of Queensland study

6 Mar 2017

FDA approves new nasal spray for adults who overproduce urine at night

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Noctiva (desmopressin acetate) nasal spray for adults who awaken at least two times per night to urinate due to a condition known as nocturnal polyuria (overproduction of urine during the night).

3 Mar 2017

Researchers discover 'Developmental Split-Brain syndrome' caused by biallelic mutations in DCC gene

In a study published in Nature Genetics, Dr Saumya Jamuar, co-founder of Global Gene Corp and a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School, under the supervision of Prof Christopher Walsh and A/Prof Timothy Yu of Harvard Medical School, reports on a new disease entity that they discovered in their quest to map novel human disorders related to brain development.

3 Mar 2017

Study shows how ‘secondhand sugar’ can pass from mother to infant through breast milk

Add breast milk to the list of foods and beverages that contain fructose, a sweetener linked to health issues ranging from obesity to diabetes.

2 Mar 2017

Treating pregnant women for mild thyroid dysfunction provides no benefit, study finds

A large national study suggests that treating pregnant women for mildly low thyroid function does not improve the IQs of their babies or reduce preterm births or other negative outcomes.

2 Mar 2017

Scientists to develop 'next generation' device that could help predict risk of preterm birth

A NEW ‘next generation’ device which could help doctors reliably predict the risk of preterm birth is to be developed by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield thanks to funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

1 Mar 2017

New report expresses ethical concerns about use of non-invasive prenatal testing

A new report on non-invasive prenatal testing by the UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics expresses concerns about the way the test is being sold by private providers.

1 Mar 2017

Adolescent female offspring could be rescued from negative effects of poor maternal diet during pregnancy

Here's some good news if you are female: Research published online in The FASEB Journal, shows that in mice, what is eaten during adolescence or childhood development may alter long-term behavior and learning, and can even "rescue" females from the negative effects on behavior resulting from a poor maternal diet during pregnancy.

24 Feb 2017

Children exposed to early deprivation could experience mental health problems in early adulthood

Experiencing severe deprivation and neglect in childhood can have a lasting psychological impact into early adulthood, according to a unique study which has followed the mental health of a group of children adopted from Romanian institutions to UK families in the 1990s.

24 Feb 2017

Research advances understanding of neuroimmune mechanisms in ASD

In the Biological Psychiatry special issue "Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorder", guest editor Professor Kimberley McAllister of the University of California, Davis, presents five reviews and three original research articles highlighting advances that are transforming the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research.

23 Feb 2017

Study reveals mechanisms behind Zika transmission to fetus and adverse perinatal outcomes

Johns Hopkins researchers say that in early pregnancy in mice with complete immune systems, Zika virus can cross the placenta -- intended to protect the developing fetus -- and appears to lead to a high percentage of miscarriages and to babies born with thin brain tissue and inflammation in brain cells.

23 Feb 2017

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Biomedical scientist receives DOD grant to study how early pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk

Maternal overweight and obesity linked to increased risk of child’s cerebral palsy

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

Scientists establish framework for understanding mechanics that underlie vesicle formation

New study finds increasing age as risk factor for decreased postpartum pelvic floor strength

Early puberty in girls could flag later risk of gestational diabetes

FDA approves new nasal spray for adults who overproduce urine at night

Researchers discover 'Developmental Split-Brain syndrome' caused by biallelic mutations in DCC gene

Study shows how ‘secondhand sugar’ can pass from mother to infant through breast milk

Treating pregnant women for mild thyroid dysfunction provides no benefit, study finds

Scientists to develop 'next generation' device that could help predict risk of preterm birth

New report expresses ethical concerns about use of non-invasive prenatal testing

Adolescent female offspring could be rescued from negative effects of poor maternal diet during pregnancy

Children exposed to early deprivation could experience mental health problems in early adulthood

Research advances understanding of neuroimmune mechanisms in ASD

Study reveals mechanisms behind Zika transmission to fetus and adverse perinatal outcomes

Study shows way to reverse high blood pressure in baby rats born to hypertensive mothers

Simple, noninvasive physical examination technique can help locate ectopic pregnancies

Anti-epilepsy medicine use during pregnancy does not harm overall health of children, study finds

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