Essay: Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects
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Controlling a childÂs genetic makeup, even to preserve what some would consider a disease, is the latest tactic of some parents.
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Mumbai, December 20: By listening intently to movements and heartbeats, American researchers have found that the foetuses of mothers who are stressed or depressed, respond differently from those of emotionally healthy women.
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Experts identify a genetic trait which shows if a family has a high risk of having babies with cleft lips or palates.
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Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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NEW YORK  - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true.
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Babies' DNA can be damaged even  before they are born if their mothers breathe polluted air,  according to a study published on Tuesday.
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Science & environment: Scientists create human embryos in procedure to try to fight serious inherited diseases
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A study by a major health-care provider seeks to deepen the understanding of how the interplay of genetics and lifestyle affect your health. By the Associated Press.
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Part of the answer to why children raised on breast milk tend to score higher on I.Q. tests may lie in a gene.
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A new study suggests that genetics may contribute to the high rate of African-American babies who are born early.
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Foetal medicine pioneer attacks unnecessary and expensive treatments.
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In a medical first, a Canadian mother has frozen some of her eggs so her seven-year-old daughter can give birth should the genetic disorder she suffers from makes her infertile as an adult, a physician said Tuesday.
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There are some handy checklists for parents to identify their child's potential.
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Scientists create a human embryo with three separate parents, raising hopes of new treatment for genetic disease.
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Children who do not conform to gender norms are being supported in their choice by parents and doctors.
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Boy or girl? Almost half of U.S. fertility clinics that offer embryo screening say they allow couples to choose the sex of their child, the most extensive survey of the practice suggests.
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Parents' living arrangements at the time of conception may help determine a baby's sex, research suggests.