Suffer From Morning Sickness? Fresh Hope Emerges for a Cure
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New treatments seek to control the hormone GDF15, which surges early in pregnancy.
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A team of researchers from the United States, United Kingdom, and Sri Lanka have collected extensive evidence showing the cause of pregnancy sickness: a hormone known as GDF15. A new USC and University of Cambridge study finds that a hormone produced by the fetus – and a mother’s sensitivity to t
Researchers now believe a hormone called GDF15 is behind morning sickness—raising the possibility of treatments to stem the risk of the common condition.
Researchers may have an insight into better treatments for severe cases of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, according to research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.
The nausea and vomiting that often define the first trimester of pregnancy are primarily caused by a single hormone, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers said that the discovery could lead to better treatments for morning sickness, including rare, life-threaten…
