Zika infections can cause significant developmental problems
Even babies born without the virus’s notable physical symptoms may experience sensory, attachment and anxiety issues, according to a new study.
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Even babies born without the virus’s notable physical symptoms may experience sensory, attachment and anxiety issues, according to a new study.
In this WPR “Wisconsin Today” conversation, WNPRC scientist Jenna Schmidt and University of Florida collaborator Helen Jones explain how a gene therapy that restores the placental protein IGF-1 — shown safe in rhesus macaques at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center — could one day treat complicated human pregnancies.
By Jordana Lenon Preeclampsia is a medical condition that affects pregnant women, raising a mother’s blood pressure and threatening both her life and her baby’s. Accompanying symptoms include water retention and protein in the urine. Rarer, but more severe outcomes can include pain, headaches, nausea or even seizures, liver or kidney failure. Most women can …