Maternal vitamin D deficiency found to increase lifetime diabetes risk in offspring

by Jim Dryden,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisTop genes, networks, and pathways identified in transcriptome analysis of bone marrow from recipient mice transplanted with HSC

Updated on: February 18,2024

Maternal vitamin D deficiency found to increase lifetime diabetes risk in offspring

by Jim Dryden,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisTop genes, networks, and pathways identified in transcriptome analysis of bone marrow from recipient mice transplanted with HSC

Updated on:February 18,2024

Study tracks antidepressant use during pregnancy

by University of OtagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlmost half of New Zealand women who take antidepressants in the months before getting pregnant, stop during their pregnancy, a new Univers

Updated on: May 16,2024

Study tracks antidepressant use during pregnancy

by University of OtagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlmost half of New Zealand women who take antidepressants in the months before getting pregnant, stop during their pregnancy, a new Univers

Updated on:May 16,2024

Pregnancy-related COVID-19 guidance

by Yale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTThe International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) has released interim guidance to medical professionals on management of C

Updated on: April 23,2024

Pregnancy-related COVID-19 guidance

by Yale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTThe International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) has released interim guidance to medical professionals on management of C

Updated on:April 23,2024

Many mothers may have delayed or abandoned plans for additional children because of COVID-19 pandemic

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant again before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first

Updated on: May 05,2024

Many mothers may have delayed or abandoned plans for additional children because of COVID-19 pandemic

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant again before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first

Updated on:May 05,2024

Uterus transplantation—as ethically problematic as altruistic surrogacy

by Linköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2014, the first child gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation is still in an early phase, many see

Updated on: March 16,2024

Uterus transplantation—as ethically problematic as altruistic surrogacy

by Linköping UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn 2014, the first child gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation is still in an early phase, many see

Updated on:March 16,2024

Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy

by Joslin Diabetes CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to res

Updated on: April 16,2024

Kids' metabolic health can be improved with exercise during pregnancy

by Joslin Diabetes CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA mechanism has been identified that explains how physical exercise in pregnancy confers metabolic health benefits in offspring. According to res

Updated on:April 16,2024

90-day dapivirine ring for women's HIV prevention passes its first test in Phase I study

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf approved, the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring would be the first biomedical HIV prevention method designed specifically for cisgender women, as

Updated on: March 09,2024

90-day dapivirine ring for women's HIV prevention passes its first test in Phase I study

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf approved, the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring would be the first biomedical HIV prevention method designed specifically for cisgender women, as

Updated on:March 09,2024

Around 60 percent of pregnant women got flu shot in 2019 to 2020

(HealthDay)—About 61 percent of pregnant women received the influenza vaccination and 56.6 percent received the reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination in 2019 to 2020, ac

Updated on: March 12,2024

Around 60 percent of pregnant women got flu shot in 2019 to 2020

(HealthDay)—About 61 percent of pregnant women received the influenza vaccination and 56.6 percent received the reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination in 2019 to 2020, ac

Updated on:March 12,2024

Researchers develop first catalogue of genes that comprise community of microbes in vaginal microbiome

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) researchers have cre

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers develop first catalogue of genes that comprise community of microbes in vaginal microbiome

by Deborah Kotz,University of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) researchers have cre

Updated on:May 23,2024

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

by Elana GotkineThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at each prenatal visit. This recommendation forms the basis of a final rec

Updated on: January 17,2024

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

by Elana GotkineThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at each prenatal visit. This recommendation forms the basis of a final rec

Updated on:January 17,2024