At most risk are babies, who are
exposed in the womb, through breast - feeding, and from consistently touching everything and putting things into their mouths.
Johns Hopkins researchers report that fetal mice — especially males — show signs of brain damage that lasts into their adulthood when they are
exposed in the womb to a maternal immune system kicked into high gear by a serious infection or other malady.
Fetuses and infants may be particularly at risk when
exposed in the womb or through breast milk because the hormones control masculinization of the reproductive tract.
Children
exposed in the womb to high levels of PCBs have reduced IQs, including problems with memory and motor skills, as well as weakened immune systems that make them more prone to illness, according to research conducted in Great Lakes and Arctic populations.
Baby mice
exposed in the womb to low doses — but not high doses — of bisphenol A were fatter and had metabolic changes linked to obesity and diabetes, according to a new study
PCBs have been linked to reduced IQs and other effects in children
exposed in the womb.
Female rats
exposed in the womb to high doses of several chemicals — including pesticides and plasticizers — developed cysts resembling human polycystic ovarian syndrome and premature menopause, according to the study published in PLoS One in July.
New York City children
exposed in the womb to high levels of pollutants in vehicle exhaust had a five times higher risk of attention problems at age 9, according to new research
New York City children
exposed in the womb to high levels of pollutants in vehicle exhaust had a five times higher risk of attention problems at age 9, according to research by Columbia University scientists published Wednesday.
Even in small quantities, this heavy metal can cause birth defects in fetuses
exposed in the womb and in breast - fed newborns whose mothers» milk is laced with it.
Finally, male mice
exposed in the womb to the fracking chemicals developed bigger testes.
Not exact matches
My Name Is Toxic Shame I was there at your conception
In the epinephrine of your mother's shame You felt me in the fluid of your mother's womb I came upon you before you could speak Before you understood Before you had any way of knowing I came upon you when you were learning to walk When you were unprotected and exposed When you were vulnerable and needy Before you had any boundaries MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME I came upon you when you were magical Before you could know I was there I severed your soul I pierced you to the core I brought you feelings of being flawed and defective I brought you feelings of distrust, ugliness, stupidity, dou
In the epinephrine of your mother's shame You felt me
in the fluid of your mother's womb I came upon you before you could speak Before you understood Before you had any way of knowing I came upon you when you were learning to walk When you were unprotected and exposed When you were vulnerable and needy Before you had any boundaries MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME I came upon you when you were magical Before you could know I was there I severed your soul I pierced you to the core I brought you feelings of being flawed and defective I brought you feelings of distrust, ugliness, stupidity, dou
in the fluid of your mother's
womb I came upon you before you could speak Before you understood Before you had any way of knowing I came upon you when you were learning to walk When you were unprotected and
exposed When you were vulnerable and needy Before you had any boundaries MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME I came upon you when you were magical Before you could know I was there I severed your soul I pierced you to the core I brought you feelings of being flawed and defective I brought you feelings of distrust, ugliness, stupidity, doubt
This
exposes these growing embryos / fetuses to the male hormone testosterone — just like all males
in their mother's
womb.
Of course it's never advisable to drink alcohol excessively, smoke, or take drugs, whether your pregnant or not, but it's pretty heinous to
expose your unborn babies to those toxic substances while they're
in your
womb.
At this point
in your baby's life, your
womb is the only environment he or she has been
exposed to.
Researchers have discovered that babies
exposed to certain food tastes while
in the
womb eagerly crave the very same tasks after birth!
Now we even know that babies who have been
exposed to smoking
in the
womb, even second - hand smoke, have more genetic defects.
Your baby may tend to favor the foods he was
exposed to
in the
womb, but he'll also tend to like the foods he gets used to.
In the
womb, your baby is constantly
exposed to sounds of over 95 dB.
The study is fascinating and clearly proves that babies remember and respond to music that was familiar to them while
in utero - even though they did not hear it again for a full year after they were
exposed to it while
in the
womb.
New scientific information revealed that babies are
exposed to a good dose of bacteria
in the birth canal that could be essential
in preparing our offspring for life outside the
womb.
Babies are
exposed to sounds even when they are
in the
womb even with the amniotic fluid filled
in it.
Though this is not usually a problem while the baby is protected
in the
womb, a premature birth
exposes the baby to more injury sources, including possibly the birth itself.
There is, however, some controversy here, because when researchers stuck microphones
in pregnant women's uteruses for a 1990 study I'm glad I wasn't a part of, they found that fetuses are
exposed to between 72 and 88 decibels of baseline noise
in the
womb — the latter being about as loud as the maximum output of the white - noise machines tested
in the study.
Since they are so close to their mom, there is safety
in familiarity, with the regular sounds and routines that they are
exposed to
in the
womb.
Unless the baby was
exposed to lots of garlic while developing
in the
womb, they might have an adverse reaction and will snub any breastmilk offered.
We know that light (artificial or natural) helps to set our body clocks, but
in the
womb, baby is
exposed to very little light.
Unless the baby was
exposed to spicy food all the time
in the
womb, they are more than likely going to pass up on breastmilk from a mom who loves food with heat.
Babies who are
exposed to language early and often
in the
womb, typically develop their language skills faster and more
in depth.
Children who were
exposed to significant levels of mercury while
in the
womb, have displayed delayed walking and talking, poor attention span, and irreversible brain damage.
The Pisces mom enjoys creating the perfect nursery for her baby and spends hours finding the right music to
expose the baby to
in the
womb.
Some research has shown that the tastes that fetuses are
exposed to
in the
womb can actually help shape their innate preferences for certain foods.
In a report on the research published online last week in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, the investigators say that the part of the brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation (the hippocampus) was smaller over the long term in the male offspring exposed to the overactive immune system in the wom
In a report on the research published online last week
in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, the investigators say that the part of the brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation (the hippocampus) was smaller over the long term in the male offspring exposed to the overactive immune system in the wom
in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, the investigators say that the part of the brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation (the hippocampus) was smaller over the long term
in the male offspring exposed to the overactive immune system in the wom
in the male offspring
exposed to the overactive immune system
in the wom
in the
womb.
Other research shows that newborns prefer to listen to sounds — such as music or speech — that they were
exposed to
in the
womb over unfamiliar sounds.
For babies
exposed to opioids
in the
womb, parents may be the best medicine.
Children
exposed to higher levels of PCBs
in the
womb, score lower on focus and concentration tests
This implies that the children's immune systems have been primed to respond to the virus:
in other words, they have been
exposed to the whole virus or parts of it
in the
womb, says Sarah Rowland - Jones, an immunologist at the Institute of Molecular Medicine
in Oxford.
Furthermore, the group directly
exposed to the Holocaust that was found to be at the highest risk of developing schizophrenia included people who were born during the Holocaust (namely were
in the
womb during it) and experienced it afterward.
The researchers found that the more BPA children were
exposed to
in the
womb, the more anxious, depressed and hyperactive they were at three years old and the more difficulty they had controlling their emotions and inhibiting behaviors.
Infection
in pregnant women can lead to birth defects
in developing fetuses and newborns, but long - term outcomes for children
exposed to the virus
in the
womb are largely unknown.
Identical twins share all their genes; fraternal twins share no more genes than normal siblings do, but they get
exposed to the same environment
in the
womb and at home during infancy.
The study is a follow - up to the Infant Development, Environment and Lifestyle (IDEAL) study, which is a prospective, multi-center, longitudinal study of children
exposed to methamphetamine
in the
womb.
Half of the kids had been
exposed to cocaine
in the
womb, half had not.
I went to a couple of history of science — I am very interested
in history of science — there were some great sessions on Marie Curie and on the history of alchemy, and the hygiene hypothesis where you find that kids who are not
exposed to enough of an immunological challenge when they are
in the
womb or very young can have higher rates of asthma and autoimmune conditions; and also some stuff on the Large Hadron Collider is going to be coming up.
In boys, exposure to chlorpyrifos in the womb was associated with lower scores on short - term memory tests compared with girls exposed to similar amount
In boys, exposure to chlorpyrifos
in the womb was associated with lower scores on short - term memory tests compared with girls exposed to similar amount
in the
womb was associated with lower scores on short - term memory tests compared with girls
exposed to similar amounts.
Males born to those rats (and
exposed to toxins
in the
womb) produced sperm that swam slowly and died early.
The virus appears to be transmitted by midges (Culicoides spp.), and infections likely occurred
in summer and autumn of last year, but fetuses that were
exposed to the virus
in the
womb are only now being born.
A review of the records of 29,507 infants
in Tennessee showed that 209 babies had been
exposed to ACE inhibitors during the first trimester
in the
womb.
Researchers say that out of more than 6,500 infants born to moms living within one kilometer of a fracking site
in the state over a little more than a decade, nearly 1,800 were possibly
exposed to active fracking while
in the
womb.
To test the chemicals» impact on metabolism and activity, Rosenfeld's lab
exposed mice to BPA and EE
in the
womb and during weaning through the mother's diet.