3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (341+ words) Having a common birth complication such as preterm birth, preeclampsia, high blood pressure and gestational diabetes puts women at increased risk of developing peripheral artery disease in later life. As reported in PLOS Medicine, all five of the common complications…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (348+ words) A technique called non-invasive fetal sequencing (NIFS), developed by scientists at Harvard University, allows accurate and comprehensive genetic screening of a fetus using only a blood test from the expectant mother. At the European Society of Human Genetics conference in…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (522+ words) Inside Precision Medicine Scientists at SRI International have developed an algorithm that analyzes menstrual cycle data to uncover hidden connections to overall health and aging, moving beyond the fertility focus of most previous research. In a study published in Science…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (355+ words) A next-generation device that detects signs of stress could have wide-ranging applications, from investigating sleep disorders to detecting signs of sepsis. The polygraph detector, described in Science Advances, is worn on the chest and can even sense when a person…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (337+ words) An early stage clinical study shows removing a protein known as soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) from the blood of pregnant women with early stage, severe preeclampsia seems to help both mothers and babies with no significant side effects. The…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (376+ words) The landscape of prenatal testing, care, and ethics is evolving as emerging technologies—such as in utero gene therapy and embryo editing—begin to move from research into early clinical application By Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD A woman lies on…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (344+ words) Research led by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden suggests that low birthweight is a risk factor for having a stroke in younger adulthood. In a study including just under 800,000 people, the investigators found that risk for early stroke events…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (246+ words) “This study was motivated by our desire to reduce the number of children who develop long-term disabilities, especially those born extremely preterm, through appropriate obstetric interventions,” said first author Satoshi Yoneda, MD, PhD, an associate professor in the department of…...