Immunology
Deciphering an embryo-protecting protein
Revelations about a protein expressed in fetal cells could provide novel insights into its function and future immunosuppressive therapies.
May 10, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify potential Zika virus target
New research provides insights into why infection with Zika virus after birth generally causes only mild symptoms, whereas devastating fetal malformations can develop when infection occurs during pregnancy.
May 4, 2017
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Medical research
New progress toward finding best cells for liver therapy
In a new study, researchers demonstrate successful transplantation of fetal rat liver cells to an injured adult rat liver. The work is an important step toward using transplanted cells to treat liver failure, which currently ...
Apr 26, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Altered immune cells may both contribute to preeclampsia and offer new hope for treatment
Though the exact cascade of events leading to preeclampsia is unknown, reduced blood flow to the placenta (placental ischemia) is commonly thought to be a factor that contributes to the development of the pregnancy-related ...
Apr 24, 2017
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Neuroscience
Transcription factor expression tied to medial amygdala neuronal ID, sex-specific response
Neurons derived from two different types of precursor cells that later develop into neurons in the medial amygdala - one of the interconnected structures in the brain involved in emotion, motivation and memory - help to program ...
Apr 7, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find clue to why Zika, but not its close relatives, causes birth defects
The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce severe fetal birth defects during pregnancy, especially microcephaly—a small head.
Feb 6, 2017
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Medical research
One more reason to focus on prenatal care—stronger muscles for newborn babies
Born too soon, she weighed just over 1 pound at birth and spent the first three months of her life in the neonatal intensive care unit, fighting to live. This tiny baby survived under the care of skilled medical professionals ...
Feb 3, 2017
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Medical research
Fighting sickle cell disease using a medication for type 2 diabetes
Sickle cell disease and the blood disorder beta thalassemia affect more than 180,000 Americans and millions more worldwide. Both diseases can be made milder or even cured by increasing fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels, but current ...
Jan 11, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study reveals non-invasive prenatal genetic test is accurate five weeks into pregnancy
The latest developments in prenatal technology conceived by scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine that make it possible to test for genetic disorders a little more than one month into pregnancy were ...
Nov 3, 2016
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Genetics
Research opens the possibility of new, noninvasive genetic prenatal testing
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and RareCyte, Inc. have determined that it is feasible to develop a prenatal, noninvasive genetic test based on rare ...
Sep 26, 2016
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