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Bisphenol A exposure in pregnant mice permanently changes DNA of offspring
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Exposure during pregnancy to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, found in many common plastic household items, is known to cause a fertility defect in the mother's offspring in animal studies, and now researchers have found ...
Rite Aid alters flu-shot policy for pregnant women
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nation's third-largest drugstore chain is no longer making pregnant women show a prescription to get a flu shot.
Pregnancy may help protect against bladder cancer
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Pregnancy seems to confer some protection against bladder cancer in mice, scientists have found. Female mice that had never become pregnant had approximately 15 times as much cancer in their bladders as their counterparts ...
Newly discovered role of thyroid hormone during pregnancy
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Thyroid hormone deficiencies in early pregnancy can cause locomotor underdevelopment in the child, according to research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The results bring new insights into brain ...
Lung scintigraphy more reliable than CTA in excluding pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients
Oct 20, 2009 |
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A medical imaging procedure known as lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients, according to a study published in ...
Warning: Expert adds obesity to side effects of lead exposure
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Scientists know exposure to low levels of lead can result in learning disabilities, hearing loss, language impairments and vision loss, but a newly discovered side effect may be adult-onset obesity in men, according to a ...
Pregnant mice block out unwelcome admirers to protect their pups
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Jul 20, 2008 |
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Mouse mothers-to-be have a remarkable way to protect their unborn pups. Because the smell of a strange male's urine can cause miscarriage and reactivate the ovulatory cycle, pregnant mice prevent the action of such olfactory ...
Researchers Study How Mother's High-fat Diet Contributes to Obesity in Children
Oct 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The catch phrase “eating for two” isn’t license for pregnant women to forgo concerns about weight gain during pregnancy, say researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC).
A low dose of caffeine when pregnant may damage the heart of offspring for a lifetime
Dec 16, 2008 |
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A new study published online in The FASEB Journal shows that the equivalent of one dose of caffeine (just two cups of coffee) ingested during pregnancy may be enough to affect fetal heart development and then reduce heart ...
Maternal immune response to fetal brain during pregnancy a key factor in some autism
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 17, 2009 |
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New studies in pregnant mice using antibodies against fetal brains made by the mothers of autistic children show that immune cells can cross the placenta and trigger neurobehavioral changes similar to autism in the mouse ...
Nanotech particles affect brain development in mice
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Maternal exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) affects the expression of genes related to the central nervous system in developing mice. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle an ...
Report: Pregnant women need flu shots
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Pregnant women should be sure to get all their flu shots as soon as the vaccines become available this year to protect them against both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine) flu, according to eight leading national maternal ...
Anthropologist Wins 'Ig Nobel' Prize for Study Of Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip Over
Oct 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Texas at Austin anthropologist Liza Shapiro and two fellow researchers on Thursday won an Ig Nobel Prize -- dedicated to "achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think" ...
Friendly gut bacteria lend a hand to fight infection, study suggests
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for to ...
A new gene trigger for pregnancy disorder identified
May 11, 2008 |
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The COMT gene – known already for its role in schizophrenia – has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today’s advance on-line issue of Nature.
