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Human milk is essential, yet scientists know little about it
It is one of the few foods that nearly everyone on the planet has consumed at some point. It's linked to a host of health benefits, from reducing the risk of asthma and Type 1 diabetes to fighting off infections.
Mar 31, 2023
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Black women continue to receive poorer care for endometriosis, say researchers
Endometriosis is a common chronic inflammatory condition that affects an estimated one in ten people assigned female at birth. The condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow elsewhere—including ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Hospitals with the most vulnerable maternity patients understaffed with nurses, finds study
Hospitals serving more patients at risk for complications during childbirth are less likely to have enough nurses to care for patients during labor, delivery, and recovery, according to a new study published in the journal ...
Mar 31, 2023
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New IVF method: More expensive, not more effective
The use of time-lapse monitoring in IVF does not result in more pregnancies or shorten the time it takes to get pregnant. This new method, which promises to "identify the most viable embryos," is more expensive than the classic ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Study finds babies' gut microbiome not influenced by mothers' vaginal microbiome composition
It has been a longstanding assumption that birth mode and associated exposure of newborns to their mothers' vaginal microbiome during delivery greatly affects the development of babies' gut microbiome.
Mar 30, 2023
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Guidelines published to help improve practice in UK when the state intervenes to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby
Guidelines to help improve practice when the state takes action to safeguard an unborn or newborn baby have been finalized and published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO), following the introduction of ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Cell mapping and 'mini placentas' give new insights into human pregnancy
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), Switzerland, EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and collaborators, ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Study defines a newly recognized clinical condition: Cesarean scar disorder
More than 30% of women who give birth by cesarean section suffer from long-term symptoms, such as abdominal pain, blood loss or fertility problems. These symptoms are caused by an abnormal uterine scar. This condition is ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Severe respiratory infections linked to some congenital cardiovascular defects
Experiencing severe respiratory infections during the first trimester of pregnancy triples the risk of some cardiovascular defects at birth, a UNSW Sydney study has found.
Mar 29, 2023
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Researchers associate early life stress with pro-inflammatory processes later in life during pregnancy
Women who experienced high stress during childhood and adolescence may have increased risk for inflammation during pregnancy, according to a study by researchers with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child ...
Mar 29, 2023
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COVID-19 during pregnancy may increase obesity risk in children
Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 during pregnancy may be more likely to develop obesity, according to a new study published online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. It is titled, ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Tax on sugary drinks helps health during pregnancy
Taxes on sugary drinks reduce the risk of gestational diabetes and unhealthy weight gain in pregnant women, reports a new UC San Francisco study of more than 5 million women.
Mar 28, 2023
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Don't let allergies get out of hand during pregnancy
Pregnancy should be a special time, but allergies can make you miserable.
Mar 28, 2023
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Database analysis of commercially available STI tests supports vaginal swabs as most reliable detection method
In a study published in The Annals of Family Medicine, researchers conducted a meta-analysis of multiple databases from 1995-2021 to assess the diagnostic sensitivity of commercially available tests that use vaginal swabs ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Embryo development found to be delayed in pregnancies that end in miscarriage
Embryos in pregnancies that end in miscarriage take longer to develop in the womb than those in pregnancies that result in live births, according to new research published today in Human Reproduction.
Mar 27, 2023
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Ending THC use may reverse its impacts on male fertility
A 2022 study from Oregon Health & Science University researchers confirmed that chronic use of cannabis may greatly impact male fertility and reproductive outcomes in nonhuman primates—but it was unclear whether the effects ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Combination treatment shows significant reduction in disease growth in patients with advanced endometrial cancer
In a study published in the March 27, 2023, online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health found ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Atezolizumab as a primer for chemoradiation is promising for women with locally advanced cervical cancer
Locally advanced cervical cancer remains an area of high therapeutic need, with recent trials failing to demonstrate evidence of benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy or immune checkpoint blockade administered concurrent with ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Clinical study: Treatment improves outcomes for women with locally advanced vulvar cancer
Results from the NRG Oncology Phase II NRG-GOG-0279 clinical study indicate that women with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva who received gemcitabine concurrently with cisplatin and intensity-modulated ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Positive results for combination of ribociclib and letrozole in patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer
The GOG Foundation, Inc. (GOG) announced positive results from an investigator-initiated phase II trial, sponsored by the GOG, investigating the combination of ribociclib and letrozole in patients with recurrent low-grade ...
Mar 27, 2023
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