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Alcohol consumption disrupts breastfeeding hormones

...est less milk at the breast in the hours following maternal alcohol consumption, in part due to decreased maternal milk production. Mennella notes, "It's important for women to realize that these data should not fr...

Human Eggs Can Develop From Ovarian Surface Cells In Vitro

...tions, which are often associated with an advanced maternal age. In addition, a colonization of premenopausal ovaries with younger oocyte and granulosa stem cells may establish a new cohort of primary follicles. This may result in a 10- to 12-year delay of the onset of natural menopause. Also, these ovarian s...

Report that delayed motherhood decreases life expectancy of mouse offspring

...ight in their offspring. Negative effects of late maternal age in women, such as abnormal numbers of chromosomes in their children, are well known. However, other potential negative effects on offspring from delayed motherhood have been only anecdotal. In what the editors of Biology of Reproduction feel wil...

Leprosy microbes lead scientists to immune discovery

...r; from risk analysis to violence prevention; from maternal and children's health to quality of care measurement; from health care management to international health and human rights. ...

Iron exporter revealed that may explain common human disorder

...rroportin in all tissues except those critical for maternal nutrient transfer survived but quickly became anemic after birth due to iron deficiency in the blood. Examination of the animals' intestine, liver, and spleen revealed an accumulation of iron within cells, indicating an inability of cells to release ...

PET/MRI scans may help unravel mechanisms of prenatal drug damage

...nces in where and how fast the drug accumulates in maternal and fetal organs. "Understanding how drugs are transferred between a mother and her fetus during pregnancy may help us unravel the mechanisms of the drug's damaging effects on unborn children," said SNM member Helene Benveniste, M.D., Ph.D., chair o...

Whole genome fine map of rice completed

... finish whole genome assembly and analysis for the maternal strain "PeiAi 64" (its main genetic background being Japonica, as well as a mixture of Indica and Japonica genes ). This would further help discovering distribution of the hybrid genes in F1 and the changes of physiological traits, thus revealing the...

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