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Low calorie diets in early pregnancy can affect your baby’s brain
By Susie Boone on 19/01/2011 11:18:56
Pregnant women warned slimming can damage their baby’s intelligence
direct link to diet and baby’s brain power.The scientists found a marked restriction on the growth of brain nerve cells (neurons) and it also had an effect on certain genes.Interestingly, the effect of not having enough nutrients is stronger in teenagers
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Male infertility breakthrough
By Lara Brunt on 08/06/2011 14:36:05
New test will reduce waiting times for treatment and improve chances of conception, say scientists.
lifestyles creating infertility?Male infertility gene discoveredHormone hope for infertility
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Probiotics link to lower risk of pre-eclampsia
By Joanna Harvey on 16/09/2011 12:39:16
Pregnant women are less likely to suffer with pre-eclampsia if they eat or drink milk or yoghurt with ‘good’ bacteria
products and are said to help with good digestion.Also in the news... Special diet may prevent pre-eclampsiaCould heart disease drugs help treat pre-eclampsia?Discovery of pre-eclampsia genes could lead to treatment breakthrough
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New DNA test could replace invasive pregnancy tests
By Kimberley Smith on 09/12/2010 13:47:39
Non-invasive test for foetal abnormalities could enable doctors to diagnose genetic conditions in unborn babies without the increased risk of miscarriage
will be misleading,” warned Dr Helen Wallace, from GeneWatch UK.Genetic conditions that could be diagnosed include muscular dystrophy, Edward’s syndrome and Patau’s syndrome as well as Down’s. Although the test currently costs around £125,000 per baby, costs
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“Snapping back” – the pressure of the post-baby body
By Kimberley Smith on 24/08/2011 17:48:06
Are celeb new mums setting a bad example to the rest of us?
-quick time.Every day’re are bombarded with shots of Miranda Kerr and Abbey Clancy looking irritatingly leggy and flaunting not the tiniest flap of post-pregnancy skin on their washboard tums. The fact that this is the result of the genes that made them famous
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Newborns get blood test for rare, serious illness
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/02/2007 02:55:19
New babies will now get a blood test within two weeks of birth, for the rare but potentially fatal disease Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase (MCADD).
periods because once it has been burned up, their body will not rely on its own resources to keep the body going.It is passed on when two people have the defective gene and have a child together. They may well be completely unaware of the risk
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Lucy Lloyd's pregnancy diary - Month 6
By Lucy Lloyd on 29/01/2003 10:37:02
Weeks 20 - 24: It's real, we've seen the photographs!
get stretch marks and massage creams don’t work because it’s all down to genes. I shall have to ask mum whether she got any.I so wish my nausea would take a running jump. To cap it all I am also getting regular nosebleeds and my gums bleed every time I
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Your life as a new Dad
By Dave Oliver on 02/08/2010 08:06:14
So what happens now? Resident Dad Dave gives you the low-down on what to expect
need to be involved, and you need to be part of a family. Contrary to popular belief, science has not so far been able to isolate an innate female parenting gene that allows them to instinctively know how to treat children. Of non-parents, women may
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