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Study sheds light on risks of being a second twin
A nine year study published on bmj.com today has concluded that being a second born twin confers a small increased risk of suffering fatal complications during birth. view more (2007-03-02)
Fall babies: Born to wheeze?
It is said that timing is everything, and that certainly appears to be true for autumn infants. Children who are born four months before the height of cold and flu season have a greater risk of developing childhood asthma than children born at any other time of year, according to new research. view more (2008-11-21)
Thin babies are vulnerable to heart disease if they are poor as adults
Men who are thin at birth and have poor living standards in adult life are at highest risk of coronary heart disease, finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2001-11-28)
UT-Houston's Northrup and Colleagues Uncover Genetic Link to Spina Bifida
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston have discovered an association between genes regulating glucose metabolism and spina bifida. The decade-long study looked at more than 1,500 DNA samples from parents and their children with that birth defect. view more (2007-12-19)
Study sheds new light on link between birth weight, obesity, and childhood growth
Boys who are light at birth, but then grow rapidly during childhood, are more likely to be obese as adults, is just one of the findings from a large study in this week's BMJ. These potentially complex interrelationships may hold the key to effective preventive strategies. Tessa Parsons and colleagues used data collected from all children born in... view more... (2001-12-05)
Left handers at twice the risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Left handers seem to be at twice the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, suggests research in Gut. The research focused on two national groups of people born in 1958 and 1970 in Great Britain, who were monitored by questionnaire at the ages of 26 and 33. Handedness was determined from hand... view more... (2001-07-11)
IQ linked to birth weight even among children of normal birth weight
Many studies have shown that low birthweight babies have lower IQ test scores at school age, but a study in this week's BMJ finds that the association between birthweight and childhood IQ also applies to children in the normal range of birth weight. Researchers at Columbia University, and the New York Academy of Medicine examined the relation... view more... (2001-08-08)
Preterm birth contributes to growing number of infant deaths
Babies born too soon and too small accounted for a growing proportion of infant deaths, according to new statistics released today from the National Center for Health Statistics, (NCHS). view more (2008-07-30)
Baby born from sperm frozen for record 21 years
UK researchers writing in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1], today (Tuesday 25 May) report what they believe to be a world record - a baby born using sperm that had been frozen for 21 years. "We believe this is the longest period of sperm cryopreservation resulting in a live birth so far reported in the... view more... (2004-05-23)
Language problems can be predicted from newborn babies' brain responses
Difficulties in reading, also called dyslexia, are major specific learning disabilities that affect children school achievement and their career choices. The Jyv'¤skyl'¤ Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia, the only one of its kind in the world, now shows that babies' brain responses, obtained shortly after birth, do predict poorer language skills in... view more... (2003-11-06)
Risk of preterm birth appears to vary by season
Women who become pregnant in spring are more vulnerable to preterm birth than those who conceive in other seasons, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. view more (2007-02-06)
Birth size is a marker of susceptibility to breast cancer later in life
Birth size, and in particular birth length, correlates with subsequent risk of breast cancer in adulthood, according to a new study published in PLoS Medicine by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. view more (2008-09-30)
Swimming pool chlorine risk to pregnant women
Research by Dr Mark Nieuwenhuijsen published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine today (4 April) highlights an area of potential risk to pregnant women through exposure to the by-products of chlorination in swimming pools. The following statement clarifies the potential risk: Dr Nieuwenhuijsen, from the Department of... view more... (2002-04-04)
New folic acid seal helps women choose enriched grain foods to help prevent birth defects
Not enough American women understand that consuming the B vitamin folic acid every day can help prevent serious birth defects, and only 40 percent are taking daily multivitamin supplements containing this essential nutrient beginning before pregnancy, two recent surveys show. view more (2008-01-14)
Childbirth triggers post-traumatic stress
These were the findings of a study published today, Tuesday 14 March, in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology, by Dr Pauline Slade and Dr Jo Czarnocka, of Sheffield University. view more (2000-03-16)
From galaxy collisions to star birth: ISO finds the missing link
Data from ISO, the infrared observatory of the European Space Agency (ESA), have provided the first direct evidence that shock waves generated by galaxy collisions excite the gas from which new stars will form. The result also provides important clues on how the birth of the first stars was triggered and speeded up in the early Universe. By... view more... (2005-03-29)
Moving away from dyslexia
People suffering from dyslexia can be helped by changing the way they move and exercise. Special routines, designed to tap into reflexes left over from birth, can lead to better co-ordination, improving both reading and writing abilities and greatly boosting the sufferer's confidence and self-esteem. These are the findings of psychologist Martin... view more... (2001-01-24)
Video shows buckyballs form by 'shrink wrapping'
The birth secret of buckyballs -- hollow spheres of carbon no wider than a strand of DNA -- has been caught on tape by researchers at Sandia National Laboratory and Rice University. An electron microscope video and computer simulations show that "shrink-wrapping" is the key; buckyballs start life as distorted, unstable sheets of... view more... (2007-10-29)
Fetal cell 'transplant' could be a hidden link between childbirth and reduced risk of breast cancer
Some benefits of motherhood are intangible, but one has been validated through biostatistical research: women who bear children have a reduced risk of developing breast cancer. view more (2007-10-03)
Multivitamins with 0.4 - 0.8 mg of folic acid are best in birth defect prevention
Periconceptional use of folic acid supplements is effective for the primary prevention of neural-tube defects and is recommended by reproductive health researchers. Recent research in this area, however, centres on two main debated questions. The first one is whether the use of folic acid alone or folic acid-containing multivitamins is better. The... view more... (2004-05-27)
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