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Blood test for pregnant women can predict premature birth
A new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth.
Continue reading »Men may contribute to infertility through newly discovered part of sperm
Life doesn’t begin the way we thought it did. A new study at The University of Toledo shows that a
Continue reading »Preterm newborns sleep better in NICU while hearing their mother’s voice: Novel strategy can help improve sleep in a noisy neonatal intensive care unit
Hearing a recording of their mother’s voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU),
Continue reading »Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby: Mummified fetus had anencephaly
A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare example of a near-to-term,
Continue reading »New chromosome study can lead to personalized counseling of pregnant women
Fetuses with a so-called new balanced chromosomal aberration have a higher risk of developing brain disorders such as autism and
Continue reading »Mothers of children born with NAS are more likely to experience mental health problems
According to a new study, mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have a higher prevalence of mental health
Continue reading »Mercury rising: Are the fish we eat toxic?
The amount of mercury extracted from the sea by industrial fishing has grown steadily since the 1950s, potentially increasing mercury
Continue reading »Effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth
New evidence from a Cochrane review published today, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may
Continue reading »Male contraceptive compound stops sperm without affecting hormones: Study in monkeys: In preclinical tests, researchers have shown how a new compound can immobilize sperm temporarily without side effects
A new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE details how a compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins
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