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Researchers identify key contributor to pre-eclampsia
Sep 04, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals a key component in the development of preeclampsia in pregnant women, a condition that can result in miscarriage and maternal death.
Pregnancy complications are a stress test for future maternal health and pregnancies
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Predicting whether pregnancy complications affect long-term maternal health as well as future pregnancies is at the heart of two studies conducted by researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive ...
Key to pre-eclampsia may be found in misfolded proteins in the urine
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Clues to the cause of preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertension complication of pregnancy that has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades, point to proteins that misfold and aggregate, according to Yale School ...
Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy face future of complications
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Chronic hypertension, diabetes and blood clots are more likely in otherwise healthy women who experienced complications due to hypertension such as preeclampsia in their first pregnancies, according to Yale School of Medicine ...
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Study finds link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other ...
New finding may help explain development of preeclampsia
Feb 08, 2008 |
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In a study of pregnant women, those with pregnancy-induced high blood pressure were found to have higher levels of a peptide that raises blood pressure in the pieces of tissue linking mother and fetus, according to researchers ...
Stretching exercises may reduce risk of pre-eclampsia during pregnancy
May 28, 2008 |
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Stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have already experienced the condition and who do not follow a workout routine, according to researchers ...
In preeclampsia, researchers identify proteins that cause blood vessel damage
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference ...
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.
Low vitamin D during pregnancy linked to pre-eclampsia
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Vitamin D deficiency early in pregnancy is associated with a five-fold increased risk of preeclampsia, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences reported this week in the Journal of ...
Researchers test old drug with new hopes for pre-eclampsia cure
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 14, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston are trying to determine whether a drug already available to heart patients can also be used to delay delivery in expectant mothers with severe preeclampsia. ...
In Preeclampsia, Researchers Identify Proteins that Cause Blood Vessel Damage
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference ...
New technology aims to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths
Dec 18, 2008 |
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A new technology that could help physicians screen pregnant women at risk of developing a prenatal and potentially fatal complication called preeclampsia has been developed at The University of Western Ontario and the Children's ...
Severe gestational hypertension may protect against testicular cancer
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Women who experience severe gestational hypertension may give birth to boys at lower risk for testicular cancer, although the exact reasons why are still unclear, according to a paper published in the November 1, 2008, issue ...
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