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Women Who Drink Before Pregnancy Less Likely to Take Multivitamins
April 30, 2013 Researchers have found a link between multivitamin use and alcohol consumption before pregnancy, uncovering a need for education about the importance of vitamin supplementation, particularly among ... > full story -
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Study Examines Effects of Genetic Variants for Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
April 30, 2013 Among infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS; caused by in utero opioid exposure), variants in certain genes were associated with a shorter length of hospital stay and less need for ... > full story -
Identification of Gene Variants Affecting Fertility Offers New Treatment Possibility
April 29, 2013 Identification of genetic variations in the genes coding for the hormone FSH may provide new treatments for male and female infertility, according to new work. Scientists have characterized gene ... > full story -
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Pregnant Women With High Celiac Disease Antibodies Are at Risk for Low Birth Weight Babies
April 29, 2013 Pregnant women with mid to high levels of antibodies common in patients with celiac disease are at risk for having babies with reduced fetal weight and birth weight, according to a new study. The ... > full story -
Microchip Proves Tightness Provokes Precocious Sperm Release
April 29, 2013 Sperm cell release can be triggered by tightening the grip around the delivery organ, according to a team of nano and microsystems engineers and plant ... > full story -
How Does Pregnancy Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?
April 28, 2013 Being pregnant while young is known to protect a women against breast cancer. But why? New research finds that Wnt/Notch signalling ratio is decreased in the breast tissue of mice which have given ... > full story -
Potential Diabetes Breakthrough: Hormone Spurs Beta Cell Production
April 25, 2013 Researchers have discovered a new hormone that holds promise for a dramatically more effective treatment of type 2 diabetes, a metabolic illness afflicting an estimated 26 million Americans. The ... > full story -
Important Fertility Mechanism Discovered
April 24, 2013 Scientists have discovered a new mechanism that controls egg cell fertility and that might have future therapeutic potential. They found that the blood protein fetuin-B plays an important and ... > full story -
Use of Anti-Epileptic Drug During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk of Autism
April 23, 2013 Maternal use of valproate (a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy and other neuropsychological disorders) during pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased risk of autism in ... > full story -
New Understanding of Asthma Development: Transmission of Respiratory Viruses in Utero
April 18, 2013 The most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, respiratory syncytial virus, can be transferred during pregnancy to an unborn baby, according to new ... > full story
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