Obesity during pregnancy may lead directly to fetal overgrowth

Obesity during pregnancy may lead directly to fetal overgrowth

Obesity during pregnancy — independent of its health consequences such as diabetes — may account for the higher risk of giving birth to an atypically large infant, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their study appears in JAMA Pediatrics....
World’s first baby born with new “3 parent” technique

World’s first baby born with new “3 parent” technique

By Jessica Hamzelou It’s a boy! A five-month-old boy is the first baby to be born using a new technique that incorporates DNA from three people, New Scientist can reveal. “This is great news and a huge deal,” says Dusko Ilic at King’s College London, who wasn’t...