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Microbes Help Mothers Protect Kids

Monday, December 28th, 2009 - 12:09:01 - Ehud Rattner

A pregnant woman's exposure to microbes may protect her child from developing allergies later in life. Researchers in Marburg, Germany find that...

Vitamin D Deficiency and Cesarean Sections

Thursday, December 25th, 2008 - 16:03:20 - Ehud Rattner

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient...

Consuming Flaxseed Linked to Premature Birth

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 - 12:06:22 - Anuradha Menon

A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was...

Mice's Mechanism for Postpartum Depression

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 - 09:54:39 - Ehud Rattner

Researchers have pinpointed a mechanism in the brains of mice that could explain why some human mothers become depressed following childbirth. The...

Morning Sickness Acts as Pregnancy Insurance

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 - 18:14:34 - Anuradha Menon

Morning sickness. It's the bane of many of a pregnancy. And many a future mother wonders at the apparently unnecessary suffering. But, it turns out...

Mothers' Diet Linked to Baby's Obesity

Monday, April 7th, 2008 - 10:18:54 - Ehud Rattner

Pregnant and lactating rats fed on a diet of hydrogenated fat during pregnancy and lactation had babies who were fatter than rats fed a normal diet...

New Fertility Enhancement Method

Sunday, March 16th, 2008 - 12:04:00 - Ehud Rattner

A research team supervised by University Laval scientist Marc-Andre Sirard has identified genetic markers that allow the selection of eggs with the...

Autism's Origins in Mother's Body?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 - 20:15:00 - Ehud Rattner

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a common genetic alteration that appears to be associated with autism only when inherited by sons from...

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