Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows language development starts in the womb
A month before they are born, fetuses carried by American mothers-to-be can distinguish between someone speaking to them in English and Japanese.
Jul 18, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika vaccine protects fetus against infection and birth defects
Immunizing female mice with a Zika vaccine can protect their developing fetus from infection and birth defects during pregnancy, according to new research from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The findings ...
Jul 13, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows
Zika virus causes a mild, flu-like illness in most people, but to pregnant women the dangers are potentially much worse. The virus can reduce fetal growth, cause microcephaly, an abnormally small head associated with brain ...
Jul 13, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria drug protects fetuses from Zika infection
Devastating consequences of Zika virus infection are suffered in the womb, where the virus can cause brain damage and sometimes death.
Jul 10, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibodies halt placental transmission of CMV-like virus in monkeys
Long before the Zika virus became a global fear, cytomegalovirus, or CMV, was commonly infecting developing fetuses and causing many of the same brain and developmental impairments.
Jul 6, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
The biology of uterine fluid: How it informs the fetus of mom's world
A developing fetus bathes in a mixture of cellular secretions and proteins unique to its mother's uterus. Before fertilization, the pH of uterine fluid helps create a conducive environment for sperm migration, and afterward, ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Are maternal hormones different when carrying a boy or a girl?
With advances in prenatal testing it's now possible to find out whether a pregnancy will result in a male or female baby as early as eight weeks' gestation.
Jun 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Maternal-fetal transmission of Zika virus and therapeutic approaches to prevent it
The devastating effects of Zika virus on the brain of the developing fetus during infection in pregnancy have led to intensive research to understand the routes of Zika virus transmission and how the virus travels to and ...
Jun 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika infections could be factor in more pregnancies
Zika virus infection passes efficiently from a pregnant monkey to its fetus, spreading inflammatory damage throughout the tissues that support the fetus and the fetus's developing nervous system, and suggesting a wider threat ...
May 25, 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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