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MODCAST

By: March of Dimes
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  • MODCAST is a podcast on the most impactful maternal and infant health research conducted today. MODCAST aims to bring scientists, doctors, donors, and families behind the laboratory doors for a fascinating look into the science that is changing, study by study, the story of moms and babies in the U.S. From interviews and news analysis to study discussions and more, MODCAST is the science community’s source for today’s preeminent research on moms and babies.
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Episodes
  • Dr. Marisa Bartolomei on Imprinted Genes, Epigenetic Mutations and Developmental Disorders

    Dr. Marisa Bartolomei on Imprinted Genes, Epigenetic Mutations and Developmental Disorders
    Apr 24 2024

    Dr. Marisa Bartolomei, a University of Pennsylvania professor of cell and developmental biology, co-director of the university's Epigenetics Institute, and winner of the 2024 March of Dimes Richard B. Johnston, Jr., MD Prize, on discovering one of the first imprinted genes, making connections between imprinted gene mutations and developmental disorders, and uncovering the exact pathways of gene imprinting defects: namely, abnormalities in DNA methylation.
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    37 mins
  • Dr. Jonas Miller on Unlocking the Connection of Maternal Stress and Child Brain Function

    Dr. Jonas Miller on Unlocking the Connection of Maternal Stress and Child Brain Function
    Mar 27 2024

    Former Stanford PRC collaborator Dr. Jonas Miller, now a Psychological Sciences Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut, discusses how the stress a woman experiences before pregnancy is associated with the way her child's brain functions around three to five years old. Those children, Dr. Miller found, have a harder time with impulse control.
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    44 mins
  • Dr. Tim Hand on Breastmilk Antibodies and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)

    Dr. Tim Hand on Breastmilk Antibodies and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
    Feb 28 2024

    Dr. Tim Hand, a March of Dimes researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the link between breast milk and a life-threatening preterm birth-related condition called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). As it turns out, not all breast milk is protective against NEC.
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    46 mins
Biological Sciences
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