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Prenatal genetics
Prenatal genetic testing, performed in utero, evaluates the possibility of whether a developing child could have a genetic disorder or birth defect. These tests aim to inform parents about their unborn child's health so that the baby can receive the best available healthcare.
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JUN 20, 2025Cannabis Sciences
What risks do cannabis have for pregnancy? This is what a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics hopes to address as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 03, 2024Cannabis Sciences
Using cannabis while pregnant can lead to molecular changes in the genes of unborn children that negatively impact brain ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 30, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A small study has identified common features among infants born to women who used fentanyl during their pregnancies.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2023Neuroscience
Recent research reveals a significant link between ADHD and various psychiatric disorders, shedding light on the genetic ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUL 12, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Labroots recently reported the growing trend of cannabis use to combat pregnancy symptoms like nausea and vomi ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanMAY 16, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affects a person's perception of reality, and may impact many aspects of their li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 17, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teethWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Prenatal care is centered on pregnant women, and concerns are usually focused on the mother's behavior during pregna ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Cardiology
Congenital heart defects, which a person is born with, impact one in one hundred babies. CHD is a leading cause of death ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm births—when the baby is born fewer than 37 weeks gestational age—are very common. Experts estimate o ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 20, 2020Cardiology
Birth defects are not uncommon. For every 33 babies born in the United States each year, one is born with a defect. That ...Written By: Abbie ArceJAN 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are one of the specialized structures or organelles that can be found in eukaryotic cells, as well as some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) early on in life through behavioral signs alone has been difficult. This comes ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2019Health & Medicine
New research linking high levels of estrogen hormones in the womb and the likelihood of autism development was published ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Using a group of 1,629 couples, scientists in Taiwan have analyzed the impact of paternal smoking on children.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2018Neuroscience
with vitamin D deficiency had increased risk of being diagnosed with Schizophrenia in adult life. However, the exposure- ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that it's possible to treat an illness before sickness occurs.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The effects of prenatal marijuana use are not as studied or known as alcohol use and tobacco use in infants, but scienti ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A growing body of evidence is indicating that air pollution can have a detrimental impact on cognitive functions, and be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2018Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
What risks do cannabis have for pregnancy? This is what a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics hopes to address as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 03, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
Using cannabis while pregnant can lead to molecular changes in the genes of unborn children that negatively impact brain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 30, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A small study has identified common features among infants born to women who used fentanyl during their pregnancies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2023
Neuroscience
Recent research reveals a significant link between ADHD and various psychiatric disorders, shedding light on the genetic
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUL 12, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Labroots recently reported the growing trend of cannabis use to combat pregnancy symptoms like nausea and vomi
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
MAY 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder affects a person's perception of reality, and may impact many aspects of their li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teeth
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Prenatal care is centered on pregnant women, and concerns are usually focused on the mother's behavior during pregna
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Cardiology
Congenital heart defects, which a person is born with, impact one in one hundred babies. CHD is a leading cause of death
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm births—when the baby is born fewer than 37 weeks gestational age—are very common. Experts estimate o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 20, 2020
Cardiology
Birth defects are not uncommon. For every 33 babies born in the United States each year, one is born with a defect. That
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JAN 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are one of the specialized structures or organelles that can be found in eukaryotic cells, as well as some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) early on in life through behavioral signs alone has been difficult. This comes
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
New research linking high levels of estrogen hormones in the womb and the likelihood of autism development was published
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Using a group of 1,629 couples, scientists in Taiwan have analyzed the impact of paternal smoking on children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
with vitamin D deficiency had increased risk of being diagnosed with Schizophrenia in adult life. However, the exposure-
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that it's possible to treat an illness before sickness occurs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The effects of prenatal marijuana use are not as studied or known as alcohol use and tobacco use in infants, but scienti
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A growing body of evidence is indicating that air pollution can have a detrimental impact on cognitive functions, and be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2018
Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim