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A genetic test of cord blood at birth may hold the key to predicting a child's future risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to exciting new research from Australia and Hong Kong. Subscribe to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified five proteins in umbilical cord blood that could signal early-onset sepsis in preterm ...

Dr. Dennis Costakos has earned a reputation for asking the right questions and then doing research to provide a new approach to improve medical care. Costakos, a Franciscan Skemp physician who cares ...

Babies born in the early 2000s were exposed in the womb to far more “forever chemicals” than researchers once realized, according to a new study. By using advanced chemical screening on umbilical cord ...

Infants are exposed to a wider range of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) before birth than previously thought.

Routine blood samples, such as those taken daily at any hospital and tracked over time, could help predict the severity of an injury and even provide insights into mortality after spinal cord damage, ...

The medical procedure that saved little Zachary Windrow's life was, according to his mother, Shannon, "the most uneventful thing you'll ever see." Zachary appeared to be receiving a simple blood ...