http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:01 PDT kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77074 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77074 An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to clinicians and facilities able and willing to offer a trial of labor after previous cesarean deli Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77032 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77032 At age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a study by University of Chicago researchers published early online March 10 by the British Medical Journal. Men in good or ex Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:18:09 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76978 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76978 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were rep Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:18:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76586 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76586 A new study found that while nevirapine works well to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, a single dose of nevirapine in infected pregnant women can trigger resistance to some forms of the AIDS-drug cocktail (antiretrovirals). This nevirapine-induce Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:20:22 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76473 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76473 For the first time, a woman has given birth to two children in two separate pregnancies after her fertility was restored using transplants of ovarian tissue that had been removed and frozen during her cancer treatment and then restored once she was cured. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:18:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76461 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76461 Women who become pregnant with a single fetus after in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have an increased risk of a stillbirth, according to new research out on Wednesday, February 24. The study of over 20,000 singleton Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:18:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76336 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76336 As a group, children born as a result of assisted reproductive technology are at greater risk of certain kinds of birth defects and being low birth weight. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:18:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76195 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76195 Scientists at Duke University Medical Center imaged living juvenile songbird brains at the moment the brains heard a tutor's mating song. Instead of staying plastic and dynamic after hearing the song, the bird's neurons snapped into a framework nearly i Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:20:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76068 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76068 In a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in observational tests used to evaluate cognitive and motor development. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:20:20 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76002 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76002 Why do people with fragile X syndrome, a genetic defect that is the best-known cause of autism and inherited mental retardation, recoil from hugs and physical touch? New research has found in fragile X syndrome there is delayed development of the sensory Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:20:18 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75846 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75846 Treatment of endometrial cancer has not advanced significantly in 30 years and there are no screening tests to promote early detection. Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Harvard Medical School developed a new approach Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75814 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75814 Researchers looked at 338 kindergarteners, as well as their teachers and families, to determine how family adversity and biological reactivity contribute to healthy development. They found that children who had significantly stronger biological reactions Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75815 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75815 A study of 500 low-income children ages 7 to 13, about half of whom had been abused and/or neglected, aimed to find out whether abuse early in life and feelings of depression affected cortisol ("stress hormone") levels. Study results suggest that there ar Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75785 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75785 Most of us probably think of sperm as rather active little cells, swimming with quick movements of their "tail" or flagella. But actually sperm's motility is in fact short lived. When in the male reproductive tract they have to rest easy, lest they wear Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:18:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75767 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75767 Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a simple urine test to rapidly predict and diagnose preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertensive complication of pregnancy. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 23:18:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75764 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75764 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified DNA variants in mothers and fetuses that appear to increase the risk for preterm labor and delivery. The DNA variants were in genes involved in the regulation of inflammation and of the extr Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:18:10 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75698 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75698 Ballooning weight, irregular periods and trouble getting pregnant are red flags for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It's a serious metabolic disorder and one of the major causes of hormonally related infertility -- affecting about 5 million women in th Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:18:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75513 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75513 Video Results Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:21:06 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75503 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75503 Prenatal alcohol exposure is widely known to impair brain development in exposed offspring. Rodent studies have shown that developmental deficits in newborns related to altered levels of a brain chemical called serotonin, leading to subsequent alterations Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:20:17 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75438 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=75438 A new UC Berkeley study finds that women with higher blood levels of PBDEs, a common type of flame retardant, took longer to get pregnant. The flame retardants are used in foam furniture, electronics, fabrics, carpets, plastics and other common items in t Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:18:13 PDT