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    Amniotic Fluid Yields Alternatives To Embryonic Stem Cells

    Stem cells found in amniotic fluid can be transformed into a more versatile state similar to embryonic stem cells, according to a study published in the journal Molecular Therapy. Scientists from Imperial College London and the UCL Institute of Child Health succeeded in reprogramming amniotic...
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    Vessel-Forming Stem Cells Derived From Amniotic Fluid To Help Fix Infant Hearts

    Researchers at Rice University and Texas Children's Hospital have turned stem cells from amniotic fluid into cells that form blood vessels. Their success offers hope that such stem cells may be used to grow tissue patches to repair infant hearts. "We want to come up with technology to replace...
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    Does anyone out there have any experience with SUV, too much amniotic fluid...

    ...and pre term contractions? I am 32 (almost 33 weeks) pregnant and I started pre term contractions at 29 weeks. I have been diagnosed with Single Umbilical Vein, too much amniotic fluid, and I also have pre term contractions. I had hoped that the fluid would decrease but it is not, so I am...
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    Why can you have sex during pregnancy? How does sex not pop the amniotic sac?

    The vagina is only 3 inches deep and then there's the cervix, but what is the mans penis is really long?
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