Placenta-on-a-chip reveals how toxic metals cross from mother to fetus
A microfluidic model built from primary human placental cells shows how cadmium undermines placental function at doses that cause no ...
Tag: Pregnancy
Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Found at 10 Weeks of Pregnancy Exposes Diagnostic Dilemmas
A case report in Oncoscience describes high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma diagnosed at ten weeks of gestation, illustrating the diagnostic and ...
Umbilical Cord Test Reveals Hidden Prenatal Tobacco Exposure Missed by Mothers’ Own Reports
A multi-site study found umbilical cord cotinine in nearly all newborns whose mothers reported prenatal tobacco use and in about ...
Prenatal Antidepressants and Maternal Depression Linked to Small Rise in Learning Needs
A population cohort study of over 167,000 children in Wales finds that both maternal depression and prenatal antidepressant exposure are ...
One Urine Sample May Not Capture a Pregnancy’s Full Chemical Exposure
A large ECHO Cohort analysis of 90 pregnancies finds that urinary concentrations of most non-persistent chemicals fluctuate substantially across gestation, ...
Rapid Finger-Prick Test Reveals High Toxoplasma Burden in Pregnant Ethiopian Women
A multicenter study in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, used a rapid immunochromatographic test for the first time to screen pregnant women, ...
Maternal RSV vaccine shields babies but global uptake lags far behind
A systematic review of more than four million pregnancies finds maternal RSV vaccination cuts severe infant disease by 74 per ...
Pregnancy Drug Patterns in Myasthenia Gravis Reveal Four Distinct Patient Journeys
A landmark Nordic register study of 339 pregnancies has identified four distinct medication use trajectories in women with myasthenia gravis, ...
Maternal Vaccines Slash Infant Hospitalisations, Yet Unequal Access Holds Europe Back
A new Lancet Regional Health – Europe Series finds maternal RSV vaccination cuts infant hospitalisation risk by about 74 percent, ...
Common Antifungal Medicines in Pregnancy Linked to Altered Hormone Levels in Children
A Danish study of 589 mother–child pairs links azole antifungal use in pregnancy to altered adrenal hormone levels in infants, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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