A new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal Environmental International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures of commonly found metals can adversely affect fetal growth.
Feb 10, 2022
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A new report by the Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies makes a series of recommendations to improve women's health in the UK.
Dec 11, 2015
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A study of up to 433,390 UK adults, led by The University of Manchester, has linked being under and overweight at birth with poorer hearing, vision and cognition in middle age.
Oct 6, 2015
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(HealthDay)—An IGF2 variant (c.191C—>A, p.Ser64Ter) affects postnatal as well as prenatal growth among those who have inherited the variant through paternal transmission, according to a report published online July 8 ...
Jul 9, 2015
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A new study in mothers and children of Pakistani origin suggests non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes could be programmed prior to birth.
Mar 14, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Heavy drinking during pregnancy disrupts proper brain development in children and adolescents years after they were exposed to alcohol in the womb, according to a study supported by the National Institutes ...
Nov 1, 2012
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Researchers studying the origins of sudden cardiac death have found that in both men and women a thin placenta at birth was associated with sudden cardiac death. A thin placenta may result in a reduced flow of nutrients from ...
Sep 19, 2012
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Scientists have moved closer toward helping people grow big, strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Australian researchers have found that by blocking the function of a protein called Grb10 while mice were ...
Aug 30, 2012
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(HealthDay) -- Children who had significant prenatal exposure to alcohol may have delayed weight gain during infancy and alcohol-related growth restriction from early infancy until 9 years of age, researchers report.
Aug 15, 2012
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The link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and childhood lung growth and respiratory ailments has been established by several studies in recent years, and now a new study suggests that these prenatal exposures can ...
May 20, 2012
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