Society for Reproductive Investigation’s Post

Gene therapy has the potential to protect brain growth in small babies. Our new research with Anna David and Mariya Hristova at UCL is published this week in the journal of Society for Reproductive Investigation. We showed that VEGF gene therapy in #pregnancy normalises infant brain growth and reduces injury in an animal model of fetal growth restriction. Fetal growth restriction is a condition affecting pregnant women and babies that has no cure. Babies grow slowly before birth and can be at risk of prematurity and neurodevelopment problems. This is a promising step toward treatment. We are thankful to Action Medical Research for funding this project. Link to the full article in comments. #science #university #medicine #obstetrics Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash