Obstetrics & gynaecology

MRI findings in opioid-exposed fetuses show smaller brain size

According to an open-access article in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), third-trimester fetuses with in utero opioid exposure exhibited multiple smaller 2D biometric measurements of the brain, as well as altered ...

Surgery

Laser light offers new tool for treating bone cancer

Of the many ways to treat cancer, the oldest, and maybe most tried and true, is surgery. Even with the advent of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and more experimental treatments like bacteria that seek and destroy cancer ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

COVID-19 damages placenta's immune response, study finds

If a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's immune response to further infections, a UW Medicine-led study has found.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

'Glass baby' makes future parents think before they drink

A hard-hitting awareness campaign on the dangers of drinking during pregnancy successfully increased concerns about unborn babies' exposure to alcohol and discouraged women from drinking while pregnant.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New smartphone clip-on can detect Zika virus in blood samples

As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral pathogens and for controlling the spread of infectious diseases. Unfortunately, laboratory-based ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Stress affects fetus' ability to absorb iron, study finds

If a woman experiences chronic stress late in her pregnancy, it can affect her fetus' ability to absorb iron by as much as 15%, according to a study led by UW Medicine researchers in Seattle.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Study reveals genetic differences among fetal monocytes

A multidisciplinary team of Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered striking differences in gene expression of monocytes—specialized immune cells—in the developing fetus, according to findings published in ...

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