Low vitamin D in pregnancy linked to potentially harmful vaginal bacteria in black women
Pregnant black women low in vitamin D have higher levels of bacteria associated with preterm delivery, report investigators at the ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
Threatened beetles benefit from forest thinning
Credit: Photo: Oskar Gran Wood-living beetles that use oak trees are a species-rich and threatened animal group in modern forestry ...
Music helps to build the brains of very premature babies
Researchers from UNIGE and HUG demonstrate how music specially composed for premature infants strengthens the development of their brain networks ...
How to prevent mosquitofish from spreading in water ecosystems
An exotic species threatening local fishCredit: Oriol Cano (University of Barcelona-IRBio) Preventing the introduction of the mosquitofish and removing its ...
PSA, a prostate cancer marker, activates vascular and lymphangiogenic growth factors
Growth factors VEGF-C and VEGF-D are contributors to the spread of cancer Together with its partners, a research group led ...
Experimental fertility preservation provides hope for young men
Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON -Testicular tissue samples obtained from 189 males who were facing procedures that could imperil fertility were ...
How a zebrafish could help solve the mysteries of genetic brain disease
Study sheds light on mutation involved in autism, schizophrenia COLUMBUS, Ohio - A close look at the rapidly developing zebrafish ...
Wolf-dog ‘swarms’ threaten Europe’s wolves
Credit: LIPU Oasi Castel di Guido, Rome "Swarms" of wolf-dog crossbreeds could drive Europe's wolves out of existence, according to ...
Defects in heart valve cilia during fetal development cause mitral valve prolapse
A global research collaborative including Medical University of South Carolina investigators report in today's Science Translational Medicine that defects in ...
3D-printed device detects biomarkers of preterm birth
Credit: Adapted from Anal. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01395 Preterm birth (PTB) -- defined as birth before the 37th week of ...
‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests
Results of new study could lead to better interventions, address large research gapCredit: University of Vermont Tests that assess vocabulary ...
SABER tech gives DNA and RNA visualization a boost
New DNA-nanotechnology-based method enhances nucleic acid analysis in cells and tissues, enabling parallel detection of many targets with high sensitivity ...
Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring
Mothers' presence influences the reproductive success of their adult sonsCredit: © Martin Surbeck, Kokolopori Bonobo Research "This is the first ...
Waking ‘sleeping’ genes could help Prader-Willi syndrome
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new ...
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