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A single missing gene leads to miscarriage

A single gene from the mother plays such a crucial role in the development of the placenta that its dysfunction leads to miscarriages. Researchers from the Medical Faculty of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have observed this in so-called knockout mice that were specifically modified for this purpose. These mice lack the gene for the transcription factor […]

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Lisa Wilkinson Pens Heartbreaking Letter About Miscarriage

Lisa Wilkinson has opened up about suffering from a miscarriage at the age of 40.  The Today show host penned an open letter for The Huffington Post congratulating fashion designer Camilla Franks, 41, on her pregnancy. In the same letter, she also branded Franks irresponsible for slamming medical professionals who advised her to try IVF and warned her […]