Category Archives: America

Methylation levels at imprinting control regions are not altered with ovulation induction or in vitro fertilization in a birth cohort.
Hum Reprod. 2012 May 15;
Authors: Rancourt RC, Harris HR, Michels KB
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Umbilical cord blood stem cells: clinical trials in non-hematological disorders.
Br Med Bull. 2012 Apr 26;
Authors: Ilic D, Miere C, Lazic E
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BackgroundUmbilical cord blood (UCB) has become the second… Continue reading →

Factors influencing the mode of delivery and associated pregnancy outcomes for twins: a retrospective cohort study in a public hospital.
Hong Kong Med J. 2012 Apr;18(2):99-107
Authors: Liu AL, Yung WK, Yeung HN, Lai SF, Lam … Continue reading →

Assessment of prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke by cotinine in cord blood for the evaluation of smoking control policies in Spain.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2012 Apr 5;12(1):26
Authors: Puig C, Vall O, Garcia-Algar O, Papas… Continue reading →

Transplantation of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells as a novel strategy to protect the central nervous system: technical aspects, preclinical studies, and clinical perspectives.
Pediatr Res. 2012 Apr;71(4-2):482-490
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Cord blood banking: regulations, ethics and practice in a disputed Italian case.
Clin Ter. 2012 Feb;163(1):e27-8
Authors: Petrini C
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Current Italian regulations allow the free storage in public bioban… Continue reading →

MAVIDOS Maternal Vitamin D Osteoporosis Study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials. 2012 Feb 7;13(1):13
Authors: Harvey NC, Javaid K, Bishop N, Kennedy S, Papageorghiou AT, Fraser R, Gandhi SV, Schoenmak… Continue reading →

Environments for Healthy Living (EFHL) Griffith Birth Cohort Study: Background and Methods.
Matern Child Health J. 2012 Feb 7;
Authors: Cameron CM, Scuffham PA, Spinks A, Scott R, Sipe N, Ng S, Wilson A, Searle J, Lyons RA, … Continue reading →

Comparisons of polybrominated diphenyl ethers levels in paired South Korean cord blood, maternal blood, and breast milk samples.
Chemosphere. 2012 Jan 9;
Authors: Kim TH, Bang DY, Lim HJ, Jin Won A, Ahn MY, Patra N, Chung KK… Continue reading →