A biotech company called eGenesis is experimenting with transplanting the hearts of young gene-edited pigs into baby baboons as part of a study that could pave...
The team at eGenesis is using CRISPR to address this risk. “You can use CRISPR-Cas9 to inactivate the 50 to 70 copies of retrovirus in the...
Babies born through cesarean section often miss out on the beneficial bacteria present in the mother’s birth canal. A method called “vaginal seeding” can potentially enhance...
A method of caring for a baby that involves skin-to-skin contact with the mother, called kangaroo mother care (KMC), improves the chances of survival in premature...
Jeremy Thompson, an embryologist based in Adelaide, Australia, says he’s spent his career figuring out “how to make the lives of embryos better” as they grow...
There is fear that COVID-19 could be causing brain development in unborn fetuses to slow down when their moms contract the disease. A new study is...
Two pregnant moms passed COVID-19 to their unborn children, and the infection led to brain damage in a new study. The University of Miami Health System...
Babies born to moms exposed to drinking water with high levels of lithium could have a higher risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A new...
It has been long believed that vaginal birth is beneficial for a baby’s health, based on the assumption that the mode of delivery could influence the...
Male babies are at a risk of suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders when their moms catch the COVID-19 virus during pregnancy. A new study published in the...
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