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Study finds dose-response relationship between gestational age and autism risk
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (349+ words) Clinical Trials Arena April is Autism Awareness Month, dedicated to increasing understanding, broadening opportunities, and creating change for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. Part of this work includes improving and broadening research on ASD to better…...
Study explores links between gestational diabetes, prenatal depression and childhood obesity
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (519+ words) In the February 2026 edition of JAMA Network Open, a study explored the impact of two health indicators, gestational diabetes and maternal prenatal depression, on childhood obesity. In the US, the burden of childhood obesity has posed a formidable public health…...
Opening clinical trials to pregnant women
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) Research found just 4% of trials over the past decade allowed the inclusion of pregnant women. Pregnant and breastfeeding women have historically been excluded from medical research, resulting in substantial gaps in evidence on the safety and efficacy of medicines and…...
Dia Medica gains Health Canada approval for Phase II preeclampsia trial
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (307+ words) Recruitment is expected to begin later this year, with plans for geographic expansion into the UK and the US. Dia Medica Therapeutics has received Health Canada clearance for its clinical trial application to begin a Phase II study assessing DM199 in…...
New HBV vaccine guidance likely to increase infection among newborns
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not yet confirmed that the recommendation will be officially adopted. The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to recommend delaying the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination administered to newborns....
CVD and cardiovascular pregnancy complications rose between 2001 and 2019
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (842+ words) The protection of pregnant women should begin with comorbidity prevention efforts, focused on older women and racial minorities. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, approximately one-third of maternal mortality in the…...
Severe pregnancy sickness linked to adverse mental health outcomes
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (553+ words) Sufferers from severe pregnancy sickness had 2. 7 times the risk of postpartum depression and a 2. 06 times higher risk of eating disorders. According to the UK's National Health Service, excessive nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), affects between…...
Leveraging real-world data in post-marketing regulatory studies for pregnancy safety
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) In Association with Merative Market Scan Pregnancy safety evaluation has become a critical focus in the post-marketing phase of drug development, largely because pregnant women are almost always excluded from pre-approval clinical trials due to ethical and safety concerns. As…...
RSV threat in premature babies could be minimised with immunisation coverage
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (499+ words) Each year in the UK, 30, 000 children under the age of five are hospitalised with RSV and it causes around 30 infant deaths. Seasonal epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have a significant health burden in children in the UK. RSV is…...
Study explores link between maternal asthma and ASD development in children
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) According to the World Health Organization, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 10% of children globally. ASD is theorised to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, including maternal asthma. Maternal asthma, defined as asthma existing in mothers…...