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

Call for FDA to withdraw preterm birth drug divides doctors and insurers

by Emmarie HuettemanCredit: CC0 Public DomainDoctors fear that the only drug approved to prevent preterm birth, the nation's leading cause of infant mortality and disability, will no longer be ava

Updated on: May 09,2024

Call for FDA to withdraw preterm birth drug divides doctors and insurers

by Emmarie HuettemanCredit: CC0 Public DomainDoctors fear that the only drug approved to prevent preterm birth, the nation's leading cause of infant mortality and disability, will no longer be ava

Updated on:May 09,2024

Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution

by National Institutes of HealthA new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman's risk for dangerous increases i

Updated on: April 23,2024

Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution

by National Institutes of HealthA new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman's risk for dangerous increases i

Updated on:April 23,2024

New study links air pollution with increased risk of spontaneous preterm births

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by the University of California, Irvine, found that exposure to fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or les

Updated on: November 23,2024

New study links air pollution with increased risk of spontaneous preterm births

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by the University of California, Irvine, found that exposure to fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or les

Updated on:November 23,2024

A molecular mechanism that mediates a link between fetal conditions and later health

by Tampere UniversityIndividuals who inherit the unmethylated nc886 gene from both parents have permanently higher levels of nc886 RNA. This level of methylation is also associated with the individual

Updated on: May 10,2024

A molecular mechanism that mediates a link between fetal conditions and later health

by Tampere UniversityIndividuals who inherit the unmethylated nc886 gene from both parents have permanently higher levels of nc886 RNA. This level of methylation is also associated with the individual

Updated on:May 10,2024

Vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked with child IQ

by Kathryn Mueller,Seattle Children's Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother's vitamin D suppl

Updated on: April 16,2024

Vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked with child IQ

by Kathryn Mueller,Seattle Children's Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother's vitamin D suppl

Updated on:April 16,2024

Diabetes drug may help to prolong preterm pregnancies in women with pre-eclampsia

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving the drug metformin to women diagnosed with preterm pre-eclampsia may help to prolong pregnancy (gestation), finds a study published by&nb

Updated on: July 01,2024

Diabetes drug may help to prolong preterm pregnancies in women with pre-eclampsia

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving the drug metformin to women diagnosed with preterm pre-eclampsia may help to prolong pregnancy (gestation), finds a study published by&nb

Updated on:July 01,2024

Researchers reveal miscarriage cause, key cellular targets of potential drugs

by University of North Carolina Health CareA CLR receptor (red) and a RAMP helper protein (green) localize at the surface of the cell, forming a yellow halo surrounding the bright blue nucleus. G

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researchers reveal miscarriage cause, key cellular targets of potential drugs

by University of North Carolina Health CareA CLR receptor (red) and a RAMP helper protein (green) localize at the surface of the cell, forming a yellow halo surrounding the bright blue nucleus. G

Updated on:May 23,2024

10,000-plus medical charts provides comparator for HIV prevention study in pregnant women

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA detailed examination of more than 10,000 medical records at maternity clinics and hospitals in urban Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Z

Updated on: March 12,2024

10,000-plus medical charts provides comparator for HIV prevention study in pregnant women

by Microbicide Trials NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA detailed examination of more than 10,000 medical records at maternity clinics and hospitals in urban Malawi, South Africa, Uganda and Z

Updated on:March 12,2024

Infertility treatment may put women at greater risk for stroke

by Cara MurezScientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments.Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study were low,&nbsp

Updated on: January 17,2024

Infertility treatment may put women at greater risk for stroke

by Cara MurezScientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments.Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study were low,&nbsp

Updated on:January 17,2024