Research reveals how diabetes in pregnancy affects baby's heart

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have discovered how high glucose levels -- whether caused by diabetes or other factors -- keep heart cells from maturing normally. Their findings help explain why babies born to women with diabetes are more likely to develop congenital heart disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news