Rasheda Khanam, Ishaan Kumar, Opeyemi Oladapo-Shittu, Claire Twose et al.
Preterm birth (PTB) and its complications are the leading causes of under-five year old child deaths, accounting worldwide for an estimated one million deaths annually. The etiology of PTB is complex and multifactorial. Exposures to environmental metals or metalloids are pervasive and prenatal expos...
Ema Rodrigues, Molly L. Kile, Christine Dobson, Chitra Amarasiriwardena et al.
Because arsenic (As) and manganese (Mn) are able to pass the placenta, infants among exposed populations may be exposed to considerable levels in utero. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate infant toenails, hair, and cord blood as biomarkers of prenatal exposure to As and Mn and determine...
Mosammat Rashida Begum, Nurun Nahar Khanam, Ehsan Quadir, Jannatul Ferdous et al.
AIM: The aim of the present study was to assess whether continuation of metformin therapy throughout pregnancy can reduce the development of gestational diabetes in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). METHODS: This experimental study was conducted in a private tertiary level infertility c...
Chun Fa Huang, Ya Wen Chen, Ching‐Yao Yang, Keh‐Sung Tsai et al.
Arsenic is a naturally occurring toxic metalloid of global concern. Many studies have indicated a dose-response relationship between accumulative arsenic exposure and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in arseniasis-endemic areas in Taiwan and Bangladesh, where arsenic exposure occurs through ...
David Taylor‐Robinson, Hywel C Williams, Anna Pearce, Catherine Law et al.
BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (eczema) in childhood is socially patterned, with higher incidence in more advantaged populations. However, it is unclear what factors explain the social differences. OBJECTIVES: To identify early-life risk factors for eczema, and to explore how early-life risk factors ...
Mansoor Ahmed, Jung Hye Hwang, Mohammad Hasan, Dongwoon Han
BACKGROUND: Herbal medicines in pregnancy are increasingly used worldwide with prevalence of up to 67%. Although this popularity is mainly because of the common belief that these medicines are safe, recent reports suggest that several herbal medicines are potentially harmful to mother and fetus if u...
Arjun Chandra Dey, Mohammod Shahidullah, Mohammad Abdul Mannan, M K Noor et al.
Neural tube defect (NTD) is a multi-factorial disorder in which nutritional, genetic and environmental factors are involved. Among the nutritional factors, low level of serum zinc has been reported from different parts of the world. This hospital-based case-control study was conducted with the objec...
Mohammad L. Rahman, Molly L. Kile, Ema Rodrigues, Linda Valeri et al.
Background: Preterm birth is a disease of multifactorial etiologies that has environmental, social, and maternal health components. In Bangladesh, environmental arsenic exposure, child marriage, and low maternal weight gain during pregnancy are highly prevalent. These factors are often studied indiv...
Md. Abdul Hannan, Md. Sarwar Zahan, Sourav Sarker, Akhi Moni et al.
) has been shown to be effective in treating various kidney diseases. Accumulating evidence shows that black cumin and its vital compound, thymoquinone (TQ), can protect against kidney injury caused by various xenobiotics, namely chemotherapeutic agents, heavy metals, pesticides, and other environme...
Md. Mostaured Ali Khan, Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Md. Golam Mustagir, Juwel Rana et al.
Abstract Background With the exponential increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, an increasing proportion of pregnant women are now infected during their pregnancy. The aims of this systematic review were to summarize the possible symptoms, treatments, and pregnancy outcomes of wo...
Harunor Rashid, Miki Kagami, Farzana Ferdous, Enbo Ma et al.
Birth weight and length have seasonal fluctuations. However, it is uncertain which meteorological element has an effect on birth outcomes and which timing of pregnancy would explain such effect. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine temperature effects during pregnancy and which timing...
Sheila C. Vir, A. H. G. Love, William R. Thompson
Serum and hair concentration of copper were measured in 28 nonpregnant women and 60 pregnant women at 20 to 22 wk gestation (2nd trimester), 36 to 37 wk gestation (3rd trimester), and 3 days postpartum. The serum copper concentration in pregnant women was approximately twice (1.71 to 1.79 micrograms...
Hui Huang, Liangmin Wei, Xin Chen, Ruyang Zhang et al.
Maternal exposure to some individual rare earth elements and trace elements is associated with preterm birth, but few elements have been studied and little is known about the potential effect of simultaneous exposure to multiple elements. We examined individual and mixture effects of elements on pre...
Faruk Ahmed, Hossein Khosravi‐Boroujeni, Moududur Rahman Khan, Anjan Kumar Roy et al.
Although adequate vitamin D status during pregnancy is essential for maternal health and to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes, limited data exist on vitamin D status and associated risk factors in pregnant rural Bangladeshi women. This study determined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and ins...
Christopher D. Heaney, Brittany Kmush, Ana Navas‐Acién, Kevin A. Francesconi et al.
Background Arsenic has immunomodulatory properties and may have the potential to alter susceptibility to infection in humans. Objectives We aimed to assess the relation of arsenic exposure during pregnancy with immune function and hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection, defined as seroconversion during p...