Mother's body size and placental size predict heart disease in men

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 20:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers investigating the fetal origins of chronic disease have discovered that combinations of a mother's body size and the shape and size of her baby's placenta can predict heart disease in men in later life.

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