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  Barriers to Interventions to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy Similar Across Sub-Saharan Africa

  July 23, 2013 — The main barriers to the access, delivery, and use of interventions that help to prevent malaria in pregnant women are relatively consistent across sub-Saharan African countries and may provide a ... > full story
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  No Link Between Prenatal Mercury Exposure and Autism-Like Behaviors Found

  July 23, 2013 — The potential impact of exposure to low levels of mercury on the developing brain -- specifically by women consuming fish during pregnancy -- has long been the source of concern and some have argued ... > full story
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  How to Survive Without Sex: Rotifer Genome Reveals Its Strategies

  July 22, 2013 — How a group of animals can abandon sex, yet produce more than 460 species over evolutionary time, became a little less mysterious this week with the publication of the complete genome of a bdelloid ... > full story
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  New Hope for Hormone Resistant Breast Cancer

  July 22, 2013 — A new finding provides fresh hope for the millions of women worldwide with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. Scientists have shown that a specific change, which occurs when tumors become ... > full story
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  World's First IVF Baby Born After Preimplantation Genome Sequencing Is Now 11 Months Old

  July 22, 2013 — The world's first IVF baby born after preimplantation genome sequencing is now 11 months ... > full story
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  Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy Affects Learning and Memory Function in Offspring?

  July 19, 2013 — Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy has detrimental effects on fetal central nervous system development. Maternal alcohol consumption prior to and during pregnancy significantly affects ... > full story
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  Poor Sleep in Pregnancy Can Disrupt the Immune System and Cause Birth-Related Complications

  July 17, 2013 — Poor sleep quality and quantity during pregnancy can disrupt normal immune processes and lead to lower birth weights and other complications, a new study finds. Women with depression also are more ... > full story
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  Weight Gain Early in Pregnancy Means Bigger, Fatter Babies

  July 16, 2013 — A researcher cautions against too much weight early into pregnancy, which leads to larger, chubbier ... > full story
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  Exercising During Pregnancy Reduces the Risk of High Birth Weight Newborns and of Caesarean Delivery, Study Suggests

  July 16, 2013 — Researchers found that moderate-intensity exercise three times a week during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy halves the risk of having a newborn baby with macrosomia (weighing over 4 ... > full story
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  Very Preterm Babies Show Bonding Difficulties Despite Parental Sensitivity

  July 15, 2013 — A new study suggests that some very preterm babies have trouble bonding with their care-givers due to neurological impairments and not to the way their parents interact with ... > full story

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