Geographic variability seen in county-level preterm birth rates

by Elana GotkineConsiderable geographic variability is seen in county-level preterm birth rates, according to a study published online Dec. 8 inJAMA Network Open.Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., from the N

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Geographic variability seen in county-level preterm birth rates

by Elana GotkineConsiderable geographic variability is seen in county-level preterm birth rates, according to a study published online Dec. 8 inJAMA Network Open.Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., from the N

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Mammograms found to increase when patients self-schedule

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHaving the ability to self-schedule mammograms was associated with a 15 percentage point increase

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Mammograms found to increase when patients self-schedule

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHaving the ability to self-schedule mammograms was associated with a 15 percentage point increase

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Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients, a situation that could worsen with plant-based foods

byUniversity of SouthamptonPregnant women missing key nutrients by eating modern diets. Credit: University of SouthamptonPregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their bab

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Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients, a situation that could worsen with plant-based foods

byUniversity of SouthamptonPregnant women missing key nutrients by eating modern diets. Credit: University of SouthamptonPregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their bab

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Organoids study discovers promising treatment for deadly uterine cancer

byQueensland University of Technologya Schematic diagram illustrating the principle of PLA assay and autocrine loop mode of activation in carcinoma cells with FGFR2c splice isoform expression (I

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Organoids study discovers promising treatment for deadly uterine cancer

byQueensland University of Technologya Schematic diagram illustrating the principle of PLA assay and autocrine loop mode of activation in carcinoma cells with FGFR2c splice isoform expression (I

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Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis despite lack of evidence, research shows

by Jessica Stanley,University of AdelaideCredit:BMC Women's Health(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02794-2Research shows patients with endometriosis are being told to plan a pregn

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Patients told to get pregnant to treat endometriosis despite lack of evidence, research shows

by Jessica Stanley,University of AdelaideCredit:BMC Women's Health(2023). DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02794-2Research shows patients with endometriosis are being told to plan a pregn

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More than 1 in 3 women have lasting health problems after giving birth, finds study

by World Health Organization (WHO)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused by childbirth, according to a

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More than 1 in 3 women have lasting health problems after giving birth, finds study

by World Health Organization (WHO)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused by childbirth, according to a

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Young age at first menstrual cycle linked to heightened diabetes risk in mid-life

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainStarting menstrual cycles at a young age—before the age of 13—is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes in midlife, finds US

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Young age at first menstrual cycle linked to heightened diabetes risk in mid-life

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainStarting menstrual cycles at a young age—before the age of 13—is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes in midlife, finds US

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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaIdentification of extracted MP by Raman spectroscopy analysis. Credit:Environment International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108220A placenta (com

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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers

byUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaIdentification of extracted MP by Raman spectroscopy analysis. Credit:Environment International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108220A placenta (com

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Team uncovers why maternal diabetes predisposes babies to heart defects

byGladstone InstitutesIntegrated analysis of scRNA-seq and scATAC-seq reveals highly selective chromatin accessibility alterations in PGDM.a, Strategy for the in vivo PGDM model after trea

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Team uncovers why maternal diabetes predisposes babies to heart defects

byGladstone InstitutesIntegrated analysis of scRNA-seq and scATAC-seq reveals highly selective chromatin accessibility alterations in PGDM.a, Strategy for the in vivo PGDM model after trea

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Scientists shed light on mysteries associated with infertility

by Kitta MacPherson,Rutgers UniversitySchematic depicting the distinct processes of meiosis I cytokinesis in oocytes and mitotic cytokinesis. Question marks refer to unknown biology in oocytes.

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Scientists shed light on mysteries associated with infertility

by Kitta MacPherson,Rutgers UniversitySchematic depicting the distinct processes of meiosis I cytokinesis in oocytes and mitotic cytokinesis. Question marks refer to unknown biology in oocytes.

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