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Scientists Discover Tool That Uncrosses Chromosomes
April 12, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a key tool that helps sperm and eggs develop exactly 23 chromosomes each. The work, which could lead to insights into fertility, spontaneous miscarriages, cancer and ... > full story -
Left Hand – Right Hand, Premature Babies Make the Link
April 12, 2012 — From the 31st week of pregnancy, preterm babies are capable of recognizing with one hand an object they have already explored with the other. This ability, known as “intermanual ... > full story -
New Pregnancy Risk for Babies and Moms: Overweight Moms With Moderately High Blood Sugar Raise Health Risk
April 11, 2012 — Pregnant women who are overweight with moderately elevated blood sugar are at a higher risk of bad pregnancy outcomes than previously known. Their risk is higher than pregnant women who are obese ... > full story -
Oldest-Ever Reptile Embryos Unearthed
April 11, 2012 — Dating back 280 million years or so, the oldest known fossil reptile embryos have been unearthed in Uruguay and Brazil. They belong to the ancient aquatic reptiles, mesosaurs. The study of these ... > full story -
Timing Pregnancy an Important Health Concern for Women
April 11, 2012 — A new article highlights the importance of a woman's ability to time her childbearing. The author asserts that contraception is a means of health promotion and women who work with their health care ... > full story -
Maternal Obesity, Diabetes Associated With Autism, Other Developmental Disorders
April 9, 2012 — A major study of the relationships between maternal metabolic conditions and the risk that a child will be born with a neurodevelopmental disorder has found strong links between maternal diabetes and ... > full story -
Women Cannot Rewind the 'Biological Clock'
April 5, 2012 — Many women do not fully appreciate the consequences of delaying motherhood, and expect that assisted reproductive technologies can reverse their aged ovarian function, researchers have ... > full story -
Nature and Nurture: Discovery Sheds New Light on Congenital Birth Defects
April 5, 2012 — Scientists have made a landmark discovery that could help women minimize or even avoid the risk of having a baby born with congenital birth defects. The scientists show for the first time how ... > full story -
How to Make High-End Perfumes Without Whale Barf
April 5, 2012 — Researchers have identified a gene in balsam fir trees that could facilitate cheaper and more sustainable production of plant-based fixatives and scents used in the fragrance industry and reduce the ... > full story -
Reproductive Seasonality Observed in Male Giant Pandas
April 4, 2012 — A three-year study of giant pandas reveals that reproductive seasonality exists not only in female pandas, but in male pandas as well. According to the authors, this new understanding of the ... > full story
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