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The link between baby’s cells and mom’s disease risk
Why does mom’s risk for rheumatoid arthritis skyrocket when her baby has a gene that protects against it?
Malaria during pregnancy can alter babies’ immunity
Mothers infected with the mosquito-borne parasite during pregnancy can pass more of their own cells to their offspring and change their babies’ risk of later infection, new study shows
False positives in prenatal tests: Study reveals reason for flaws
Harmless variations in mothers’ DNA can trigger false positives in screen for chromosomal defects; study points to immediate fix test manufacturers can make
A lasting Mother's Day gift -- baby's cells
Baby's and mom's cells mingle during pregnancy and those that stick around have broad impacts on health -- from cancer to diabetes
Hutchinson Center study finds male DNA in women's brains
Research in Dr. Lee Nelson's lab is first to show high frequency of male microchimerism in female brain; further study needed to determine medical implications
Fetal cells may be double-edged cancer sword for women
Gadi, colleagues find presence of circulating fetal cells in women after childbirth lowers breast cancer risk, raises colon cancer risk
The child giveth and the child taketh away: Presence of fetal cells in women lowers risk of breast cancer but raises risk of colon cancer
Study is first to find possible causative link but biological reasons are unknown
The ties that bind: mothers and offspring can share cells throughout life — with positive and negative effects
On Mother's Day May 11, give her flowers but amaze her with science