07

May
2007

Simple Saliva Test for Early Detection of Preeclampsia

category: Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News,MyDocHub
by Dafé,

Test could save thousands of babies:

A simple saliva test designed to identify preeclampsia as early as possible to reduce the risks to both mothers and babies, is been developed by researchers in the UK. Preeclampsia is caused by a defect in the placenta, which joins mother and baby and supplies the baby with nutrients and oxygen from the mother’s blood. This condition kills a woman around the world every six minutes, and women most at risk include first-time mothers, the over-40s, the obese and those with a family history of preeclampsia.

Related posts:

  1. Test Developed for Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
  2. New Test Shows Baby’s Gender in 6 Weeks
  3. Baby-Drops
  4. New Technique May Provide Safer Prenatal Gene Test
  5. Breakthrough Blood Test for Bone Marrow Patients

|



Comments

Name (required)

Email (required)

Website

Leave a comment

2 Comments so far

  1. COMT (Catechol-O-Methyltransferase) Deficiency May Lead to Preeclampsia at MyDocHub Blog | 16 May 2008, 16:12

    [...] Nature, the researchers indicate that low levels of COMT are also seen in pregnant women with preeclampsia – which is dangerous for mother and baby. According to a report by BBC News, “They found when [...]

  2. Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome | MyDocHub Blog - Online Health Community | 12 October 2009, 08:59

    [...] a miscarriage late in pregnancy, or a premature birth due to eclampsia. Eclampsia, which follows preeclampsia, is a serious condition that causes seizures in pregnant [...]