Women having IVF may be able to eliminate their chances of having a hazardous multiple pregnancy with a new test that can predict which embryos are likely to form identical twins. Stillbirth and death within the first week of life are four times more common in twins and seven times more common in triplets than in singletons, while the incidence of cerebral palsy is five times higher for twins and 18 times higher for triplets. A team led by Dianne Payne, of the Mio Fertility Clinic in Yonago, Japan, created time-lapse photographs of 33 embryos as they developed in culture, 26 of which formed blastocysts. Ms Payne said that while the results are preliminary, they suggest it should be possible to spot embryos that are developing into identical twins before they are moved to the womb. Contact our advertising team for advertising and sponsorship in Times Online, The Times and The Sunday Times. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material from Times Online, The Times or The Sunday Times, click here . read more

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But the fact that a harsh debate has broken out among the schools over how to treat the pregnant athlete suggests that no survey is needed. The subsidized student- athlete is essential to a multi-billion-dollar business in the NCAA’s Division I and a lesser factor in Di vision II. In a crude sense, it is first a waste of a school’s investment, al though some schools, the NCAA reports, would sympathetically sus pend the scholarship until the athlete is able to compete again, obvi ously about a year later. A NCAA by-law says a school can reduce or cancel aid to an athlete who is found to have engaged in misconduct, but schools are hardly inclined to call pregnancy a misconduct, in or out of marriage. read more

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Go elsewhere ———————– News Business Market Watch Metro Sports Lifestyle Entertainment Technology Education Mind Our English Columnists Photos Video Clips Last 7 Days 30-Day Archive RSS Mobile Edition What’s Hot Write to Us ———————– MyStar AllMalaysia. WHEN a couple is expecting a child, almost all activities in a house should come to a standstill during this period which is regarded as a vulnerable time for both mother and child. In Vasthu Sastra, the ancient science of construction, an expectant mother must not be exposed to any change taking place in her environment during her pregnancy. In her house, Vasthu recommends that the mother should occupy the south-west bedroom as the first choice, the south (second choice) and west (third choice). The columnist will present a talk on Vasthu Sastra and pyramid science today (July 1) at 3pm at Dewan Tan Sri Dato Soma, Wisma Tun Sambanthan, Kuala Lumpur. read more

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