Fetal in Biological News

Placenta-derived stem cells may help sufferers of lung diseases

... immunogenicity. "The potential application of fetal membrane-derived cells as a therapeutic tool for ... agent, we set out to evaluate the effects of fetal membrane-derived cell transplantation in ... effects. "Our findings suggest that fetal membrane-derived cells may prove useful for cell ...

Specific genetic cause of fetal alcohol-related developmental disorders found

... that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study found. Results will be ... 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. fetal alcohol exposureeven from moderate drinking ... of maternal thyroid hormones and, therefore, fetal thyroid hormones. "Specific concentrations of ...

Babies born to native high-altitude mothers have decreased risk of low birth weight

... to find out how to protect from reductions in fetal growth even in low-oxygen environments. The ... Andeans from altitude-associated reductions in fetal growth." was done by Colleen Glyde Julian, Megan ... the infant. Reduced blood flow and oxygen slows fetal metabolism and results in slower growth. The ...

Effects of maternal exercise on fetal breathing movements

... what benefit, if any, exercise may have during fetal growth during gestation. Now that scientists have ... Entitled The Effects of Maternal Exercise on fetal Breathing Movements, it was conducted by ... compared to non-exercise exposed fetuses. fetal breathing movements are a marker ...

Effects of maternal exercise on fetal breathing movements

... what benefit, if any, exercise may have during fetal growth during gestation. Now that scientists have ... Entitled The Effects of Maternal Exercise on fetal Breathing Movements, it was conducted by ... compared to non-exercise exposed fetuses. fetal breathing movements are a marker ...

Frogs reveal clues about the effects of alcohol during development

... fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cause malformations in ... and maturation cues during development. fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) ...

Amniotic fluid may provide new source of stem cells for future therapies

... cells and injected with either AFKL cells or fetal liver cells. fetal liver was used for comparison as it is the ... in all of the control group mice who received fetal liver cell transplants. Scientists continued to ...

Studies on imaging and tracking transplanted cells

... tracking data. Bioluminescent imaging of human fetal hepatocytes In a study conducted by Dr. Mark ... imaging to track transplanted immortalized human fetal hepatocytes injected into mice was evaluated. ... in a mouse model transplanted with immortalized fetal hepatocytes, the researchers for the first time ...

Statin warning for pregnant women

... that cholesterol is essential for normal fetal development. Indeed, a 2007 study examining ... in Endocrinology based at the Maternal and fetal Health Research Centre at St Mary's Hospital, ... not been reported to increase the incidence of fetal malformations, our research suggests that they ...

Gene therapy corrects sickle cell disease in laboratory study

... by persistence in the blood of an immature fetal form of hemoglobin in red blood cells. This ... the drug hydroxyurea encourages the formation of fetal hemoglobin and alleviates disease symptoms. ... could use gene transfer to permanently increase fetal hemoglobin levels," said Derek Persons, M.D., ...

Scientists shed light on evolution of gene regulation

... blood cells by controlling the switch from the fetal form of hemoglobin, which is produced during the ... after birth. Most adults do not produce the fetal form of hemoglobin, and it is the improper ... "If someone could find a way to get the fetal forms to stay active in adults who suffer from ...

New blood test for Down syndrome

... University devised an ingenious way to the scan fetal DNA present in the mother's blood to determine ... efforts to diagnose aneuploidy by analyzing fetal DNA. Aneuploidy occurs when there are either too ... age 35 and older, where the age-related risk of fetal aneuploidy outweighs the risk of miscarriage. As ...

6 environmental research studies reveal critical health risks from plastic

... reproductive organs in rats and humans related to fetal exposure to phthalates. Two articles show that fetal exposure to BPA or PBDEs disrupts normal ... reproductive system when exposure occurs during fetal life or prior to weaning," emphasized Dr. ...

Low sperm count may be associated with prenatal testosterone excess

... of sexual steroids, like testosterone, during fetal development may be a potential risk factor for ... sperm count in humans are originated during fetal life," said Professor Sergio Recabarren of the ... exposure to an excess of sexual steroids during fetal development could constitute a potential risk ...

Researchers block damage to fetal brain following maternal alcohol consumption

... Md. (August 11, 2008) − In a study on fetal alcohol syndrome, researchers were able to ... that alcohol causes to cells in a key area of the fetal brain by blocking acid sensitive potassium ... it is not the lack of oxygen that damages the fetal cerebellum, but the drop in pH. The study with ...

Radiation, nanotechnology, health care and more

... G.X. Xu, xug2@rpi.edu ) has undertaken of CT fetal dose assessment: "A patient receives more ... and 9-month gestational periods to evaluate the fetal doses. The organ dose data that can be generated ... 5:00 p.m.) Results of a new study to determine fetal doses from CT imaging exams (Wednesday, 8:45 ...

Biology of Reproduction highlights

... and preferential homing of maternal cells to fetal organs of mice. Such basic information is of ... 158 maternal cells per 100,000 neonatal cells in fetal mice, with preferential homing of these cells to fetal heart and lung, compared to liver and spleen ...

Exercise during pregnancy leads to a healthier heart in moms- and babies-to-be

... entitled, Effects of Maternal Exercise on the fetal Heart. It was conducted by Linda E. May of the ... during pregnancy can have a beneficial effect on fetal cardiac programming by reducing fetal heart rate and increasing heart rate variability. ...

Mom's obesity during conception phase may set the stage for offspring's obesity risk

... Center has examined whether the subtle effects of fetal exposure to the mother's obesity can have a ... In a new report, investigators studied whether fetal exposure to gestational obesity leads to a ... in adulthood may be subject to programming during fetal development, the researchers developed an ...

Pregnant women at risk for unnecessary operations due to misdiagnosis of appendicitis

... unnecessary operations and the potential for fetal loss. Appendicitis is difficult to diagnose in ... (23 percent versus 18 percent, p Overall, fetal loss or early delivery occurred in 11 percent of the 3,133 patients. Although the fetal loss rate was highest in patients undergoing ...

Study reveals possible genetic risk for fetal alcohol disorders

... may be more vulnerable to the ill effects of fetal alcohol exposure. Reported online today (Sept. ... the first evidence of a genetic risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - a condition that is ... might signal susceptibility to these more subtle fetal alcohol-induced problems, the research fills a ...

Stem cell research: From molecular physiology to therapeutic applications

... On the other hand, recent post mortem analysis of patients who received fetal brain cell transplantation revealed that implanted cells are prone to ... They have identified a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) population from human fetal bone marrow and found that these cells could differentiate not only into ...

Maternal, paternal genes' tug-of-war may last well into childhood

... has offered evidence of a genetic struggle for supremacy only during fetal development: In the womb, some genes of paternal origin have been shown to promote increased demands on mothers, leading to fetal overgrowth, while genes of maternal origin tend to have the opposite ...

Debate on admin. of magnesium sulfate to pregnant women to prevent cerebral palsy in pre-term infants

... placebo-controlled trials of antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) for fetal neuroprotection have recently been conducted and reported. The results of ... of early preterm birth. In the United States, the use of MgSO4 for fetal neuroprotection has the potential to prevent 1000 cases of handicapping ...

Study suggests obese women should not gain weight

... of pregnancy and reduce their chances of having the pregnancy end in fetal death." Until its revised guidelines were released yesterday, the ... weight during their pregnancy. The findings showed that there were no fetal deaths and no growth-restricted infants in the study group. Also, there ...

Differences among exercisers and nonexercisers during pregnancy

... as part of a larger study looking at the effect of maternal exercise on fetal development. The results suggest, among other things, that exercising ... based on maternal age, education levels, employment, number of children, fetal gender, and even maternal height. Although these groups were similar in ...

Differences among exercisers and nonexercisers during pregnancy

... as part of a larger study looking at the effect of maternal exercise on fetal development. The results suggest, among other things, that exercising ... based on maternal age, education levels, employment, number of children, fetal gender, and even maternal height. Although these groups were similar in ...

Early whales gave birth on land

... team that made the discoveries, was at first perplexed by adult female and fetal bones found together. "When we first saw the small teeth, we thought we ... had found a female whale with a fetus." It is the first discovery of a fetal skeleton of an extinct whale in the group known as Archaeoceti, and the ...

Early whales gave birth on land, fossil find reveals

... discoveries, was at first perplexed by the assortment of adult female and fetal bones found together. "When I first saw the small teeth in the field, I ... a female whale with a fetus." In fact, it is the first discovery of a fetal skeleton of an extinct whale in the group known as Archaeoceti, and the ...

JCI online early table of contents: Jan. 19, 2009

... EDITOR'S PICK: fetal heath affected by mother's diet In the United States, there has been a ... fetus. TITLE: Maternal high-fat diet triggers lipotoxicity in the fetal livers of nonhuman primates AUTHOR CONTACT: Kevin L. Grove Oregon ...

Microarray analysis improves prenatal diagnosis

... Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling allow researchers to obtain fetal cells for testing. "Larger studies of this test will help us decide ... Array comparative genomic hybridization provides the tools to scan fetal DNA quickly and automatically to identify copy number variation, which ...

Common treatment to delay labor decreases preterm infants' risk for cerebral palsy

... preeclampsia and to stop preterm labor. Previous research suggested that fetal exposure to magnesium sulfate before preterm birth might reduce the risk ... Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal fetal Medicine Units Network, enrolled 2,241 women between Dec.1997 and March ...

Alcohol consumption can cause too much cell death, fetal abnormalities

... The initial signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are slight but classic: facial malformations such as a ... that just a few glasses of wine over an hour in the first few weeks of fetal life, typically before a woman knows she's pregnant, increases cell death. ...

September 2008 Biology of Reproduction highlights

... development that ultimately reduce placental function and compromise fetal growth. This is a novel model to dissect the mechanisms of how specific ... transplacental transfer of pollutants from mother to fetus as well as fetal programming and developmental origins of health and disease in adults. ...

Gaining ground on sickle cell disease

... approaches in the future. The gene variants influence blood levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), which are known to affect symptom severity in sickle ... disease. "Our study is a first step towards a better understanding of fetal hemoglobin regulation in patients with sickle cell disease," says ...

Domoic acid from toxic algal blooms may cause seizures in California sea lions

... kind analysis of poisoning by the algal toxin, domoic acid, during fetal brain development. The results, analyzed across multiple animal species, ... experimentally in laboratory animals and projected to occur in fetal sea lions, is abnormal development of brain neurons which does not impact ...

Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies

... is a strong association between high maternal weight gain and increased fetal growth and infant birth weight, which can contribute to complications ... can be a problem. Low maternal weight gain is associated with poor fetal growth, lower birth weight, and the chance of a baby being born ...

Women's health-related scientific findings presented by University of Pittsburgh researchers

... pressure and protein in the urine that is a leading cause of maternal, fetal and neonatal disability and death, particularly in undeveloped countries ... about substance use, and voiced a need for more information on possible fetal effects. In addition to Dr. Chang, other authors include Diane Dado, ....

Immunosuppressant further linked to birth defects

... that organ rejection or other complications have not occurred. The fetal side-effects of several immunosuppressant drugs have been studied, though ... D during pregnancy, meaning that its use is precluded for the high risk of fetal malformations. Immunosupressants are also given to women with severe ...

Bacterial infections in premature babies more common than previously realized

... Medicine found that genital mycoplasmas are a frequent cause of congenital fetal infection. 23% of neonates born between 23 and 32 weeks of gestation have ... comment that the article provides compelling evidence that congenital fetal infection is more frequent than previously realized. The detection of ...