The protein that makes pregnant women feel sick

• Autores: Andy Coghlan
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3154, 2017, pág. 12
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Morning sickness has been blamed on many things--from female fetuses to multiple pregnancies. But a UK study of nearly 800 pregnant women suggests that a protein is the real culprit. Stephen O'Rahilly at the University of Cambridge and his colleagues have now analysed the levels of this protein in the blood of 791 pregnant women. After delivery, the women completed questionnaires about the morning sickness they had experienced throughout the pregnancy. Those who reported vomiting mid-pregnancy had around 1000 more picograms of GDF15 per milliliter of their blood than women who were sickness-free. And those who said they took anti-sickness tablets had nearly 3000 picograms per milliliter more than women with no sickness. Because these women took medication, the team assumed they experienced the worst morning sickness