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Researchers Make Breakthrough in the cause of Premature Birth

Posted
June 8, 2012
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Science Foundation Ireland
Premature baby

TCD, 29 May 2012

A significant breakthrough on why women go into labour early or develop the disease  pre-eclampsia has been made by scientists. The discovery concerning the conditions which threaten the life of both the newborn baby and the mother was made by researchers at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) at Trinity College Dublin and Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital.  The findings have just been published in the Journal of Immunology.

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http://www.sfi.ie/news-events/press-releases/researchers-make-breakthrough-in-the-cause-of-premature-birth/

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Written by Science Foundation Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is the national foundation for research in Ireland. SFI invests in academic researchers and research teams who are most likely to generate new knowledge, leading edge technologies and competitive enterprises in the fields of science and engineering underpinning three areas: Biotechnology, Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and Sustainable Energy & Energy Efficient Technologies (Energy). SFI also advances co-operative efforts among education, government and industry that support its fields of emphasis and promotes Ireland's reputation for science and engineering research.

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