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Release: NIH-funded research leads to pediatric labeling updates for doxycycline, clindamycin and caffeine citrate
Media Advisory: Gene mutation enhances cognitive flexibility in mice, NIH study suggests
Media Advisory: Researchers develop language test for people with Fragile X syndrome
Women in Science: Diana Bianchi and the Value of Connections
Science Update: Fetal weight gain may begin long before gestational diabetes is commonly diagnosed
The excess body fat seen in infants born to women with gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes is associated with higher maternal blood sugar levels as early as the 10th week of pregnancy—long before the time when women are usually screened for the condition, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Moreover, weight gain in the fetuses of women with gestational diabetes first becomes apparent in the 28th week of pregnancy, when many women are first tested for the condition.