Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
...n studies of mice, the researchers found that poor prenatal nutrition impairs the pancreas's ability to later ...ood. "Many people believe we don't have much of a prenatal nourishment problem in the United States," she added. "But poor nutrition of a developing baby can o...Rats infected as newborns grew up vulnerable to memory problems during an immune challenge
Underscoring the value of good prenatal care, new research suggests that early infection m...atric and neurodegenerative diseases. For example, prenatal viral infection has been implicated in schizophrenia, autism and cerebral palsy; bacterial infection...PET/MRI scans may help unravel mechanisms of prenatal drug damage
... way to assess the potentially damaging effects of prenatal drug exposure--a technique that could also be used to monitor a fetus's response to therapeutic drugs--using sophisticated, noninvasive medical imaging tools. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, whose finding...One hit of crystal meth causes birth defects
A single prenatal dose of methamphetamine ?commonly known as speed ?may be enough to cause long-term neurodevelopmental problems in babies, say University of Toronto researchers. In research published in the August issue of Free Radical Biology and Medicine, U of T p...OHSU research shows vitamin C counteracts some negative impacts of smoking on unborn babies
...id not receive either nicotine or vitamin C during prenatal development were studied as a control group. "We found that animals exposed to nicotine prior to birth had reduced air flow in the lungs compared to animals that were given nicotine and vitamin C. In fact, the nicotine plus vitamin C group had lung ...The use of the Mastercycler gradient for single-cell PCR and preimplantation diagnosis
...plantation diagnosis (PGD) is a very early form of prenatal diagnosis: embryos obtained in vitro from ...Clemens, P.R., et al. (1991) Carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis in Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy families, using dinucleotide rep...GE introduces compact ultrasound system for women
... - to offer 4D imaging as the standard of care for prenatal women. GE Healthcare learned of a need for more specialized, point-of-care systems to meet growing demands of OB/GYN physicians for on-the-spot diagnosis, especially for high-risk patients. Ishrak indicated that GE was getting feedback from doctors...Wisconsin-based Third Wave reports increased revenue for 2003, fourth quarter
...m for an HCV viral load prototype assay, release a prenatal chromosomal analysis product, release a HPV detection product and introduce various CYP450 products that are designed to better identify drug response in patients....Third Wave Broadens Market, Releases Genetic Technology to Early Adopters
...iding Invader analyte-specific reagents (ASRs) for prenatal chromosomal analysis to the University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. and other leading institutions under an early adopter program. Customers in this program can use Invader ASRs as components of laboratory-developed tests for the detection of t...Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Adopts Third Wave's Invader Screen
...s calling for all couples seeking preconception or prenatal care to be screened for 25 mutations in the CF gene. "We strive to employ cutting-edge technology for all of our genetic testing, particularly for a disease as serious as cystic fibrosis," said Jack H. Lichy, M.D., Ph.D., director, AFIP Molecular Di...No harm in reducing prenatal check up to 3 - 6 times says WHO report
...women are not more at risk than women who had more prenatal visits to have a low birth weight baby, or have an...end longer in the hospital than women who had more prenatal visits the study says. The report finds its place in the May 19th issue of The Lancet. The fewer ...Maternal alcohol consumption linked to behavioral problems in children
...oral problems.//This proves the adverse effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on childhood behaviour. In their...study which included 506 women, who were receiving prenatal care were made to answer questions about their alcohol consumption during their pregnancy.These wome...Pregnant smokers could harm their child
...ornelius, who led the research, said: "The role of prenatal tobacco has been largely overlooked as a risk factor for the development of tobacco use among youth. "Our findings indicate that foetal exposure to tobacco may have a significant impact on early initiation of tobacco use in children." // The researc...Antenatal kerosene exposure endangers child's sight
... This is the first study to look at the effects of prenatal exposure on offspring. The researchers compared the vision of 43 children between 3 and 6 years old whose mothers were frequently exposed on the job to organic solvents with 29 children whose mothers were not exposed. . The researchers found a signi......ntal evaluations will be routinely included in the prenatal care of pregnant diabetic women, just as ophthalmologic exams are," Dr. Guthmiller said. ,br>...