News and Research

Hyperemesis gravidarum theories dispelled by recent research: a paradigm change for better care and outcomes

Cell Press

May 22
14 min

Hyperemesis gravidarum theories dispelled by recent research: a paradigm change for better care and outcomes

Learn about groundbreaking research dispelling myths about Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Uncover the latest findings paving the way to better care

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Hyperemesis gravidarum specialist argues for greater investment in women’s health

Motherly Collective

May 2
5 min

Marlena Fejzo

Hyperemesis gravidarum specialist argues for greater investment in women’s health

Dr. Marlena Fejzo’s discovery of the gene that causes extreme morning sickness spurred the launch of a new clinic specializing in treatment.

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Kate Middleton and Amy Schumer suffered from extreme morning sickness. This women’s health platform wants to treat it

Fast Company

Mar 29
5 min

Press

Kate Middleton and Amy Schumer suffered from extreme morning sickness. This women’s health platform wants to treat it

Harmonia, a New Jersey center for treating HG, is the passion project of a doctor who lost her own pregnancy to the illness.

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When her doctor doubted the severity of her morning sickness, this geneticist and Time Woman of the Year found the cause herself

CNBC make it

Mar 28
3 min

Press

When her doctor doubted the severity of her morning sickness, this geneticist and Time Woman of the Year found the cause herself

Geneticist Marlena Fejzo endured hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) during her pregnancy. Dismissed by doctors, she discovered the genetic link.

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Time Woman of the Year 2024: Her Doctor Dismissed Her Extreme Morning Sickness. So She Found the Gene Behind It

Time Magazine

Feb 21
4 min

Marlena Fejzo

Time Woman of the Year 2024: Her Doctor Dismissed Her Extreme Morning Sickness. So She Found the Gene Behind It

Read the incredible story that inspired our CSO to find the route cause of HG and serve nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

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Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Severe Morning Sickness

The New York Times

Dec 13, 2023
4 min

Marlena Fejzo

Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Severe Morning Sickness

New York Times article highlighting the discovery could lead to better treatments for severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

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GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Nature.com

Dec 13, 2023
2 min

Research

GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

GDF15, a hormone acting on the brainstem, has been implicated in the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, including its most severe form, HG.

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Pregnant, miserable, and starving in 21st century America

Science Direct

Dec 5, 2022
2 min

Research

Pregnant, miserable, and starving in 21st century America

Severe nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is too common and devastating to be trivialized any longer.

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Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum

Nature.com

Sep 12, 2019
1 min

Research

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) is a common condition that affects as many as 70% of pregnant women and the role of GDF-15 hormones.

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