Biological Phenomena: News and Research on Environment

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Maternal gut microbiome composition may be linked to preterm births

Researchers have found that the presence of certain bacteria in the maternal gut microbiome during early pregnancy is linked to a higher risk of preterm birth. Published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe on September 10, ...

Autism spectrum disorders

Gut microbiota linked to autism spectrum disorder progression in mice

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects an estimated 1 in 31 children in the United States by 2025, and prevalence in East Asian countries, such as South Korea, Singapore, and Japan, may be even higher than those in the United ...

Health

When is a sunburn cause for concern?

Sunburns are common—about a third of Americans get at least one each year—and are, most of the time, mild or treatable. But some burns are more severe than others.

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