Kaylon Bruner-Tran

September 13, 2021

On a whim, Kaylon Bruner-Tran checked her family’s DNA. It led to family she didn’t know she had and a mother-son reunion after 50 years.

“Cultures can be very different, nothing is more powerful than family.”

By Emily Stembridge
September 18, 2014

Dioxin, fathers and preterm birth

Exposure of male mice to the pollutant dioxin causes preterm birth across multiple generations, suggesting that efforts to prevent preterm birth should include pre-conception interventions for dads.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 2, 2012

Toxin provides endometriosis clues

Environmental toxins may contribute to endometriosis-related infertility by disrupting endometrial response to progesterone.

By VUMC News and Communications
Pregnant tummy and clock
July 20, 2011

Dad’s diet influences birth timing

It may be possible to prevent preterm birth by modifying the father’s diet before a baby’s conception.

By Leigh MacMillan