Lab Report: Health, Science and Medicine

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    Correcting blood-based congenital disorders like sickle-cell disease may soon be possible with in utero stem-cell transplants. In a study of mice, scientists showed that an expectant mother's immune system regulates the fetus's immune system as well, so introducing the mom's blood stem cells into the developing baby in the womb could improve the chances that the baby would accept, not reject, those cells.

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    It's no secret that alcoholism can have a negative impact on marriage, leading to separation and divorce. Now research shows that the effects of problem drinking on relationships can begin even before the vows. In a study of more than 5,000 twins, those who drank heavily were more likely to marry later and have shorter marriages than those who didn't drink.

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