What is Dallas Doing? Dallas Researchers in National Press Release

New Research Seeks To Prevent Preterm Birth With March Of Dimes Support

       Mala Mahendroo, PhD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, is working to understand cervical changes and how they trigger labor. She hopes to identify key steps in normal cervical ripening, as well as differences that may be caused by infection and other factors that trigger preterm labor.
       Carole R. Mendelson, PhD, of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, is identifying proteins produced by the maturing fetal lungs that signal that the baby is ready to be born. A previous study found that one major lung protein, surfactant protein-A, acts as a hormonal signal that labor is beginning.


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Natalie N. Lucas
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