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Published on April 17, 2024
Scientists at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute have made a breakthrough in understanding the development of gestational diabetes (GDM), focusing on the placenta’s role in the condition that affects approximately 14 percent of pregnancies worldwide. The study, titled “Placental IGFBP1 levels during early pregnancy and the risk of insulin…
Published on September 13, 2023
Research led by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and the Chan School of Public Health in Boston suggests that there may be more long-term health risks associated with gestational diabetes than previously thought even in women who do not go on to develop type 2 diabetes. Using data…
Published on January 5, 2024
Results from a large Finnish study show that women with type 1 diabetes are almost four times more likely to have a baby with a congenital heart defect (CHD) than those without diabetes. This association confirms previous research showing a link between maternal type 1 diabetes and CHDs in offspring.…
Published on February 13, 2023
Women who deliver large-for-gestational age babies are at an increased risk of prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes 10-14 years after they give birth, according to a new study. These findings were presented this week at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting and published in the American Journal of Obstetrics &…
Published on May 20, 2022
A U.K. study based on a group of British Pakistani and British Bangladeshi individuals suggests that polygenic risk scores (PRS) could help to predict diabetes risk in this group, but also highlights that more, large background studies are needed to ensure that all relevant genetic variants are identified. South Asian…
Published on April 15, 2024
Women who experience any of five adverse pregnancy outcomes are at increased risk for dying for many years after giving birth, according to new research. “Adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm delivery, delivery of a small for gestational age infant, preeclampsia, other hypertensive disorders, and gestational diabetes, have been associated with…
Published on March 22, 2024
Pregnancy complications put women at significantly higher risk of developing heart disease, but this risk can be reduced, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions in Chicago this week. “Previous studies have shown that women with a history of adverse…
Published on February 14, 2024
Common cardiovascular-related pregnancy complications may result in worse future heart health for the child as well as the mother, a new study suggests. This large, collaborative study found signs of higher risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke in about half of children born after a pregnancy that featured hypertension or…
Published on April 10, 2023
Non-biological factors and social determinants are key in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment for women, particularly for women of diverse races, according to a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement published today in Circulation. “Risk assessment is the first step in preventing heart disease, yet there are many limitations to…
Published on January 12, 2023
Microbiome-related biomarkers that could predict three common and dangerous pregnancy complications have been identified by researchers at Ningbo University, China. They studied these markers in pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, and a liver condition called intrahepatic cholestasis. All three conditions are dangerous. Early diagnosis and treatment are key to preventing poor outcomes…
Published on May 10, 2022
A large, retrospective study suggests that cardiovascular risk varies considerably across Asian populations and that placing all Asian Americans in one ethnic group is a flawed strategy for calculating cardiovascular risk. Between 2000 and 2019, the number of Asian Americans has increased from 11 to 19 million, with the 2020…
Published on February 25, 2022
Results from a large preliminary study, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 74th Annual Meeting, suggest that women with migraine have significantly increased risk for preterm delivery, pre-eclampsia and high blood pressure during pregnancy compared with women without migraine. Migraine, presenting as severe headaches with or…
Published on January 5, 2022
Research led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and San Francisco startup Mirvie, shows pre-eclampsia can be accurately predicted more than three months before birth using a simple blood test that detects small pieces of cell free (cf) RNA. According to the study, which was…
Published on May 17, 2024
Cord blood protein levels may be associated with birth weight and growth trajectories early in life, according to a new study. They found seven cord blood proteins overall that showed effects: Two were positively associated with birth weight and/or the birth weight ratio and five were negatively associated. “Overall, these…
Published on February 10, 2023
Described simply, artificial intelligence (AI) is a field that combines computer science and robust data sets, to enable problem-solving. The umbrella term encompasses the subfields of machine learning and the more recently developed deep learning, which itself is a subfield of machine learning. Both use AI algorithms to create expert…