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Infant exposure to environmental chemicals linked to lower bone density
59+ min ago (555+ words) Infants exposed to certain environmental chemicals, including breast milk and everyday products such as personal care items, are more likely to have lower bone density in the first year of their lives, according to research presented at the 28th European Congress…...
Partners of women with gestational diabetes face higher health risks
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (399+ words) Partners of women with gestational diabetes have more health-related risk factors and morbidity than partners of women without gestational diabetes. A study conducted by the University of Oulu found that partners of women with gestational diabetes more often had chronic…...
Prenatal progesterone exposure alters brain development genes in male fetuses
14+ hour, 15+ min ago (534+ words) News-Medical Prenatal progesterone exposure alters brain development genes in male fetuses Excessive exposure to progesterone in the womb can alter a gene in the frontal cortex in male sheep fetuses, which is needed for brain development and function, according to…...
Cash prescription program associated with fewer infant maltreatment investigations
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (248+ words) Following the launch of Rx Kids in January 2024, maltreatment investigations among Flint infants in their first six months of life declined from 21. 7% to 15. 5%. During this same time period, there was an increase in allegations in 21 similar comparison cities. Rx Kids…...
Postpartum diabetes monitoring remains low among many new mothers
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (284+ words) Few women with postpartum-onset diabetes meet recommended A1 C monitoring guidelines, highlighting a need to improve routine diabetes care-particularly among Black women-according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study is published in BMJ. Our study…...
Birth weight predicts kidney function during endurance exercise
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (820+ words) New research reveals that the conditions we're born with may influence how well our kidneys cope with the intense demands of endurance sports later in life. Study: Birth weight shapes renal damage from prolonged endurance activity later in life. Image…...
Calla Lily Clinical Care doses first patients in clinical trial for intravaginal drug delivery platform for threatened miscarriage
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (640+ words) Calla Lily Clinical Care, a women's health-focused medical technology company, today announced dosing of the first patients in the FREEDOM clinical trial. Calla Lily Clinical Care doses first patients in clinical trial for intravaginal drug delivery platform for threatened miscarriage…...
App launched to track heart health after high-risk pregnancies
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (619+ words) A new co-created digital companion aims to close the postpartum care gap by helping women monitor and manage long-term cardiovascular risk after pregnancy complications. A recent'Frontiers in Global Women's Health study developed a novel "digital companion" to help support the…...
Groundbreaking study explores prenatal drug therapy for osteogenesis imperfecta
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (565+ words) Shriners Children's St. Louis is proud to announce that one of its lead researchers, Dr. Arin Oestreich, has been awarded a $3. 1 million R01 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Groundbreaking study explores…...
Blood tests years before pregnancy predict risk of hypertension
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (690+ words) A large Swedish cohort study shows that subtle changes in cholesterol, glucose, and inflammation years before pregnancy may signal future risk of hypertensive complications, highlighting the potential for earlier risk assessment and targeted prevention. A simple blood test years before…...