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Vitrification technique leads to successful birth after ovarian tissue cryopreservation

A woman's egg reserve is finite. Gonad-damaging therapies, such as certain chemotherapies, can therefore lead to infertility. One of the options for preserving fertility is the cryopreservation of ovarian tissue.

14 May 2024

Measles vaccine more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section

A study by the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fudan University, China, has found that a single dose of the measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section, compared to those born naturally.

13 May 2024

Wearable biosensors with skin interfaces for newborn and neonatal health monitoring

Recent improvements in newborn wearable systems, concentrating on skin-interfaced wearables for physiological monitoring across many branches.

13 May 2024

Understanding the role of sugar sources in development of childhood obesity

New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) suggests that the source of sugar is more important than the amount of sugar when it comes to the development of obesity in children.

13 May 2024

Understanding infant vision: Daily-life input and developmental nourishment

What do infants see? What do they look at? The answers to these questions are very different for the youngest babies than they are for older infants, children and adults.

10 May 2024

Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won’t have another.

Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section.

10 May 2024

Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions

Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn't stay in Arizona.

9 May 2024

Personalized screening approach may better predict preeclampsia in the first trimester of pregnancy

A new screening algorithm for preeclampsia combining maternal history, ultrasound data and several tests for blood markers may better predict the majority of preeclampsia cases in the first trimester of pregnancy, when it may still be preventable, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

6 May 2024

Oh, dear! baby gear! Why are the manuals so unclear?

Since becoming a father a few months ago, I've been nursing a grudge against something tiny, seemingly inconsequential, and often discarded: instructional manuals.

3 May 2024

Study uncovers molecular mechanism linking nonsense-mediated RNA decay to microcephaly

Nonsense-mediated RNA decay, or NMD, is an evolutionarily conserved molecular mechanism in which potentially defective messenger RNAs, or mRNAs (genetic material that instructs the body on how to make proteins), are degraded.

1 May 2024

Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver’s seat

Cass Smith-Collins jumped through hoops to get the surgery that would match his chest to his gender.

30 Apr 2024

Assessing newborn nursing mechanics with modified pacifier technology and AI algorithms

A modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows.

29 Apr 2024

What Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban means for the South, and traveling patients

Monica Kelly was thrilled to learn she was expecting her second child.

29 Apr 2024

Study emphasizes the importance of weight management before and after pregnancy for military populations

Compared to their civilian counterparts, excessive pregnancy weight gain is more frequent among military health care beneficiaries, in particular active duty personnel, and is associated with costly maternal/neonatal complications.

23 Apr 2024

Review finds link between active military service and women’s risk of having low birthweight babies

Active military service may heighten a woman's risk of having a low birthweight baby, suggests a review of the available scientific evidence published online in the journal BMJ Military Health.

23 Apr 2024

Research explores how moms' obesity reprograms babies

Research increasingly suggests that when a woman with obesity becomes pregnant, a process of "fetal reprogramming" increases the risk that her baby will face problems like obesity, Type 2 diabetes and liver disease earlier in life.

23 Apr 2024

Review: Facilitators and barriers to vaccination uptake in pregnancy

Researchers from St George’s, University of London have identified key barriers to vaccine uptake for whooping cough, flu and Covid-19 in pregnant women, and outline recommendations for addressing vaccine hesitancy. The results are from the first review of its kind and published today in the journal PLOS ONE.

23 Apr 2024

Baby News and Research

Vitrification technique leads to successful birth after ovarian tissue cryopreservation

Measles vaccine more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section

Wearable biosensors with skin interfaces for newborn and neonatal health monitoring

Understanding the role of sugar sources in development of childhood obesity

Understanding infant vision: Daily-life input and developmental nourishment

Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won’t have another.

Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions

Personalized screening approach may better predict preeclampsia in the first trimester of pregnancy

Oh, dear! baby gear! Why are the manuals so unclear?

Study uncovers molecular mechanism linking nonsense-mediated RNA decay to microcephaly

Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver’s seat

Assessing newborn nursing mechanics with modified pacifier technology and AI algorithms

What Florida’s new 6-week abortion ban means for the South, and traveling patients

Study emphasizes the importance of weight management before and after pregnancy for military populations

Review finds link between active military service and women’s risk of having low birthweight babies

Research explores how moms' obesity reprograms babies

Review: Facilitators and barriers to vaccination uptake in pregnancy

Academic pressure linked to higher depression risk in teens

Study reveals higher risk of low birth weight in babies born to active-duty servicewomen

Bridging science and practice: FSU experts support autism awareness

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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