Today you’ll learn about how spider and silkworm silk is being used to repair injured nerves, about a simple trick backed by science to get your kids to eat their vegetables, and about a new study on third trimester ultrasounds and healthier babies.
Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/spider-silk-family-meals-pregnancy-ultrasounds
Spider Silk
- “Silk from spiders and silkworms found to be a promising material to repair injured nerves.” n.a. 2023.
- “Peripheral nerve injuries.” Mayo Clinic. 2022.
Family Meals
- “Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Intake.” by Mattea Dallacker, PhD, et al. 2023.
Pregnancy Ultrasounds
- “Giving Pregnant Women Routine Third Trimester Ultrasound Scans Could Reduce Rates of Undetected Breech Pregnancy by 71%, Enabling Better Care Before and During Labor and Improved Outcomes for Newborns.” n.a. 2023.
- “Impact of point-of-care ultrasound and routine third trimester ultrasound on undiagnosed breech presentation and perinatal outcomes: An observational multicentre cohort study.” by Samantha Knights, et al. 2023.
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