http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. When a woman becomes infected with Chlamydia, the first white blood cells that arrive at the scene to fight the infection are not the most effective. This is shown by a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. This discovery could pave the way for the relatively rapid development of a vaccine against Chlamydia. http://www.physorg.com/news177596805.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:05 EST news177596805 Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to have babies, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news176997350.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:40:01 EST news176997350 Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news176749877.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:30:01 EST news176749877 (PhysOrg.com) -- From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings suggest that infants begin picking up elements of what will be their first language in the womb, and certainly long before their first babble or coo. http://www.physorg.com/news176636288.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:38:56 EST news176636288 (AP) -- When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier. http://www.physorg.com/news175501664.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:50:01 EST news175501664 Adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The findings could lead to a better understanding of human drug abuse. http://www.physorg.com/news175430239.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:38:06 EST news175430239 Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news175339095.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:30:02 EST news175339095 Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified two genes believed to play a role in the development of endometrial cancer. These results may eventually lead to better diagnosis and treatment of this increasingly common form of cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news174660705.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:10:01 EST news174660705 Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. http://www.physorg.com/news173595351.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:30:02 EST news173595351 An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme (19.2-pound) baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172910067.html Medicine & Health Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:20:02 EST news172910067 (AP) -- People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news172735446.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:20:20 EST news172735446 UK scientists have shown that a common biological protein molecule called SHP-2 is crucial for encouraging placenta growth. The research is published today in Endocrinology. http://www.physorg.com/news172730790.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:46:56 EST news172730790 (PhysOrg.com) -- Science has sought the `cause` of cancer for decades, and in the case of cervical cancer, the cause has been found. The cervix is the opening to the womb that is situated at the upper end of the vagina. Until recently the best approach to cervical cancer was to detect it early with a Pap test performed during a gynecologic examination. While the occurrence of advanced cervical cancer has dropped through widespread use of the Pap test, there are many women in the United States and millions worldwide who do not get or have access to Pap tests. This year in the United States, about 12,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Almost 4,000 will die of the disease, which is easily detectable and easily cured, if found early. http://www.physorg.com/news172335378.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:57:49 EST news172335378 Meet Oliver, the first baby in the world born using a new egg-screening technique that could double the odds of an implanted embryo taking hold in the womb, unveiled by British experts Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news171096873.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:56:08 EST news171096873 The new science of epigenetics explains how genes can be modified by the environment, and a prime result of epigenetic inquiry has just been published online in The FASEB Journal: You are what your mother did not eat during pregnancy. In the research report, scientists from the University of Utah show that rat fetuses receiving poor nutrition in the womb become genetically primed to be born into an environment lacking proper nutrition. As a result of this genetic adaptation, the rats were likely to grow to smaller sizes than their normal counterparts. At the same time, they were also at higher risk for a host of health problems throughout their lives, such as diabetes, growth retardation, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and neurodevelopmental delays, among others. Although the study involved rats, the genes and cellular mechanisms involved are the same as those in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news158856122.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:43:43 EST news158856122 (PhysOrg.com) -- A process that governs embryo implantation in the womb in humans has been identified for the first time. The Oxford University research, published in the journal PNAS, could shed light on what goes wrong when embryos fail to implant in the lining of the womb, a leading cause of infertility. http://www.physorg.com/news142002689.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:11:29 EST news142002689 Endometriosis is a condition whereby patches of the inner lining of the womb appear in parts of the body other than the womb cavity. It can cause severe pain and affects approximately 15% of women of reproductive age. Endometriosis is also associated with infertility, with 50% of infertile women affected by the condition. http://www.physorg.com/news137149737.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:08:57 EST news137149737 In Caesarean deliveries the placenta is usually removed by hand or by a technique known as 'cord traction'. A recent systematic review by Cochrane Researchers shows that cord traction poses less risk to the mother than manual removal. http://www.physorg.com/news135404112.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:15:12 EST news135404112