Sentences with phrase «during fetal development»

The conclusion was that events occurring during fetal development may have long - term effects on endocrine function later in life.

Proper pregnancy behaviors by the expecting mother are highly important during this fetal development stage.

Here's what happens during fetal development from week 1 to 40 weeks inside the mother's womb.

Originally these epigenetic changes were believed to occur only during fetal development.

Even before a baby girl is born, she has already lost 80 percent of her initial pool of immature eggs during fetal development.

The gland moves during fetal development and becomes either the prostate or the G - spot depending on the sex of the fetus.

It is produced by dedicated cells and is thought to have some protective roles during fetal development and for a few hours after birth.

But exposure to the chemicals blocked cell division, which could lead to neurological disabilities in babies if their cells are exposed at particular times during fetal development.

Several studies had already pinned some of the visible abnormalities in clones on the absence of vital molecules that turn gene expression on and off during fetal development.

However, little is known about how genetic factors interact with environmental influences — especially during fetal development — to increase the risk for later conduct problems.

«BPA exposure during fetal development raises risk of precancerous prostate lesions later in life.»

Exposure begins during fetal development.

Because people with trisomy 21 possess an additional copy of this gene, the oversupply may hinder the establishment of correct connections among brain cells during fetal development.

This is especially important for pre-term babies who would not have received sufficient DHA during fetal development,» said Dr Silver, who is from the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program at Duke - NUS.

The enzyme at the center of this study, ADAR1, is normally expressed during fetal development to help blood cells form.

This is considered a birth defect - where the testicle doesn't «migrate» out of the body cavity and into the scrotum like normal during fetal development.

Most mothers or couples also want to establish that special connection with their baby during fetal development and the heartbeats and other movements, help them feel bonded with their baby.

When vom Saal exposed male mice to a tiny amount of BPA during their fetal development, they grew abnormal prostates and damaged testes and had lower sperm production.

@Nancy T.: Best science to date, as I understand it, has sexual orientation being a combination of genetic predisposition and hormone levels in the uterus during fetal development.

Toddlers that are exposed to antidepressants during fetal development are more likely to show signs of anxiety.

Also referred to as vernix, this coating is greasy and white, with a consistency similar to cheese, and is a critical component to keeping your baby safe during fetal development and in the very first moments after birth.

This is a sticky, greenish - black substance that forms in the intestines during fetal development.

Parenting Magazine (USA, UK), Pregnancy Magazine (USA and Canada), Today's Parent (Canada), Fit Pregnancy (USA), Tots to Teens (New Zealand) are a few examples of print sources for learning best parenting practices during the fetal development process and beyond.

Ranging from the size of a freckle to that of a coaster, these bumps are created during fetal development when immature veins and capillaries break away from the circulatory system.

A strawberry hemangioma is caused by immature veins and capillaries that broke away from the circulatory system during fetal development.

These findings provide the first evidence of a direct effect of maternal metabolism on fetal brain activity and suggest that central insulin resistance may be programmed during fetal development.»

«Policy makers need to heed data such as those presented by Morales et al as limiting exposure to traffic - related pollution during fetal development and early postnatal life is one way that the burden of respiratory disease can be decreased.»

«The cause for this is unknown, but may be due to maternal stress, abnormal hormone levels during fetal development and / or maternal - newborn bonding after birth, or malnutrition and vitamin deficiency.»

In boys, «during fetal development there's a surge in testosterone in the middle of the second trimester» that seems to influence future health and behavior, says Pete Hurd, a neuroscientist at the University of Alberta.

The imprinting struggle continues during fetal development.

Igf2, an important growth factor, is highly active during fetal development and its misregulation leads to overgrowth disorders such as Beckwith - Wiedemann Syndrome.

«This study shows that the combination of physical and psychosocial stressors during fetal development magnifies the effect of each exposure,» says lead author Frederica Perera, DrPH, PhD, director of the Center.

To Hoffman, the improvements make sense: Choline activates a brain receptor that helps with brain «scaffolding» — the fundamental arrangement of neurons during fetal development.

«Exposure of pregnant women to certain phenols may disrupt growth of boys during fetal development and first years of life.»

When this initial cell multiplies during fetal development, its daughter cells become more and more specialized.

Previous research has shown that rats exposed to poor nutrition during fetal development also experience epigenetic changes in the PDX1 gene found in insulin - producing cells, resulting in them later developing diabetes.

Mice that received extra copies of a protein during fetal development produced more of a key hearing cell (bottom) than control mice did.

Evidence suggests that these male reproductive disorders are at least partially due to the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals which are becoming increasingly concentrated and prevalent in the environment and that these EDs act on the testis during fetal development.

Part of egg production involves a winnowing of the egg supply during fetal development, childhood and into adulthood down from a large starting pool.

Epigenetics is of particular interest in heart formation, as the incorrect on - and - off switching of genes during fetal development can lead to congenital heart disease — some forms of which may not be apparent until adulthood.

Esophageal atresia (EA) is an abnormality of the esophagus that occurs early on during fetal development.

These include embryonic stem cells that exist only at the earliest stages of development and various types of tissue - specific (or adult) stem cells that appear during fetal development and remain in our bodies throughout life.

The vertebrae can fail to form completely or fail to separate from each other during fetal development.

The World Health Organization and United Nations this year concluded: «Exposure to E.D.C.s during fetal development and puberty plays a role in the increased incidences of reproductive diseases, endocrine - related cancers, behavioral and learning problems, including A.D.H.D., infections, asthma, and perhaps obesity and diabetes in humans.»