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Unusual prenatal MRI detects rare, oft-missed genetic disease
BY ERIN DIGITALE - In a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease.Richard Barth is one of the few doctors...
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Transfusion Medicine: Investigators at KEM Hospital have published new data on transfusion medicine
Today's Medical & Research News Transfusion Medicine Investigators at KEM Hospital have published new data on transfusion medicine March 20th, 2010 Printer-Friendly Version City:Parel Country:India Blood Transfusion Clinical Pathology Drugs Hydroxyurea...
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A new methodology to preserve the original proportion and integrity of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma during sample processing and storage
To develop a standardized blood collection device that preserves fetal cell-free DNA and minimizes the cell-free DNA background in maternal plasma.Blood samples were drawn from healthy pregnant donors into K3EDTA (BD vacutainer) and Cell-free DNATM BCT...
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Development Delays Minor After Antidepressant Exposure [Clinical & Research News]
Although children with fetal exposure to antidepressants had delays in motor development, the timing was still within normal developmental ranges.A second study showed that untreated depression carries risk to offspring. Children with prenatal...
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Ageing and its possible impact on mucosal immune responses
Ogra RL The development, structural diversification, and functional maturation of mammalian immunologic repertoire at mucosal surfaces and the systemic lymphoid tissue is a remarkably dynamic and continuous process, which begins in early fetal life and...
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Mums-to-be Pass Sadness, Happiness Emotions to Their Unborn Babies??
London, Mar 17 (ANI): Besides food and oxygen, mothers also pass fleeting sadness or happiness to their unborn babies, claims a study.To reach the conclusion, Kazuyuki Shinohara and colleagues at Nagasaki University in Japan showed 10 pregnant volunteers a...
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The impact of rapid aneuploidy detection (RAD) in addition to karyotyping versus karyotyping on maternal quality of life
To assess the impact of rapid aneuploidy detection (RAD) combined with fetal karyotyping versus karyotyping only on maternal anxiety and health-related quality of life.Women choosing to undergo amniocentesis were selected into group 1, i.e.receiving a...
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Prenatal Fetal Genetic Testing to See 'Enormous Expansion' in Coming Years
Prenatal fetal genetic testing in the US will see "an enormous expansion within the next five, and almost certainly 10 years" thanks to new technology advancements, according to a prominent Stanford law professor who specializes in the legal, ethical, and...
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Sequenom: Missing Analysts Expectations by Five Cents Caused a Sell-Off?
SEQUENOM (SQNM): Does Anyone Really Believe That Missing Analysts Expectations By Five Cents Should Cause a Sell-Off In A Fundamentally Sound Development-Stage Biotechnology Firms Shares?To those who keep downgrading Sequenom we say, we would love to be your...
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Intrapartum fetal scalp lactate sampling for fetal assessment in the presence of a non-reassuring fetal heart rate trace
East CE et al.This review identified two studies of 3348 motherbaby pairs that compared lactate and pH testing in labour. Lactate testing was more likely to be successful than pH testing, but with no differences in newborn outcomes, including the number of...
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Fetal head injury from intentional penetrating abdominal trauma in pregnancy
Shehu BB et al.A male fetus was extruded from the uterus following multiple lower abdominal stab wounds to the mother. His mother had multiple lacerations to the uterus and a laceration of the fundus of the bladder. Fetal head injury from...
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Postnatal outcome of fetal hydronephrosis: Implications for prenatal counselling
Babu R et al.The results of study show that simple unilateral fetal hydronephrosis runs a benign course. In the presence hydronephrosis larger than 15 mm, bilateral disease, or bladder distension, detailed postnatal evaluation and regular followup is...
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Corticotropin-releasing hormone, stress and human reproduction
Kalantaridou SN et al.The potential use of CRHantagonists is presently under intense investigation. CRHR1 antagonists have been used in animal studies to elucidate the role of CRH in blastocyst implantation and invasion, early fetal immunotolerance...
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Oxygen Supply To Unborn Baby Reduced By Obesity And Passive Smoking
Babies born to mothers with obesity and exposed to passive smoking are more likely to have health problems than others.This conclusion is based on evidence of elevated levels of nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord reported in the International...
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Progression of a unilateral posterior lentiglobus associated with a persistent fetal vasculature stalk
Hafez GA et al.An 8monthold boy was found to have unilateral persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) and a small visually insignificant lens opacity. Progression of a unilateral posterior lentiglobus associated with a persistent fetal vasculature...
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Obesity and passive smoking are risk factors for elevated umbilical cord neonatal immature
Babies born to mothers with obesity and exposed to passive smoking are more likely to have health problems than others.This conclusion is based on evidence of elevated levels of nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord reported in the International...
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Medical News: Identifiication Of Brain Abnormalities That Result From Prenatal Meth Exposure Could Help Diagnose Affected Children
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.While...
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Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal meth exposure
Washington, DC Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience....
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Identifiication Of Brain Abnormalities That Result From Prenatal Meth Exposure Could Help Diagnose Affected Ch
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.While...
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Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal methamphetamine exposure
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.While...
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Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests
Drug Week Library Home This article was published in Drug Week, which you can subscribe to online.2009 DEC 11 - (NewsRx.com) -- The addition of a 'genetic sonogram' maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of...
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Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal meth exposure
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March 17 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.While...
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Medical Minute 3-15: Dangerous Deliveries: Keeping Mom and Baby Together
One in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect.The most seriously affected babies often spend their crucial first hours or days separated from their mothers. New delivery units are designed to keep these high-risk babies and their mothers together...
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Aortic isthmus Doppler velocimetry: role in assessment of preterm fetal growth restriction
Intrauterine fetal growth restriction (IUGR) is an important pregnancy complication associated with significant adverse clinical outcome, stillbirth, perinatal morbidity and cerebral palsy.To date, no uniformly accepted management protocol of Doppler...
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Highlights From SQNM's Q4 Conference Call: Business Impacted By General Economic Downturn, But Pipeline Building
Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM) reports Q4 loss of $0.30, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.25).Revenue for the quarter was $10.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $9.10 million. Shares are down 20.62% today. Highlights From SQNM's Q4 Conference Call: ...
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