By: James Felton/IFL Science Birth defects and miscarriages could be significantly reduced around the world if vitamin B3 supplements are given during pregnancy, a major study has found. A 12-year study by scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney, Australia discovered that the vitamin could cure molecular deficiencies that cause miscarriages and birth defects. Currently, one…
Mom Delivers Healthy Baby, But Doctors Take One Look At Her Placenta And Leave It Inside Her
By: Barbara Diamond/Little Things At around 28 weeks pregnant, Kristen Terlizzi’s ultrasound images started looking abnormal. There was suddenly no visible separation between her placenta, uterus, and bladder. Kristen was suffering from a condition called placenta percreta, in which the placenta invades the uterine wall and potentially other vital organs. Kristen put her trust in Stanford Health…
Maternal Grandmother’s Smoking Correlated With Autism Diagnosis
By: Stephen Luntz/IFL Science Children whose maternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy are more likely to be diagnosed with Autism, a study of UK children has found. There’s an even greater discrepancy in the proportion of girls who show certain autism-like traits. Given the enormous problems associated with inaccurate reports of autism’s causes, much care needs to…