Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy, according to scientists

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe have a good understanding of how a woman's external features can change during pregnancy, but scientists know surp

Updated on: February 18,2024

Different genes are expressed at different stages during pregnancy, according to scientists

by Win Reynolds,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe have a good understanding of how a woman's external features can change during pregnancy, but scientists know surp

Updated on:February 18,2024

Availability of Down syndrome-related pregnancy termination decreases the number of births with Down syndrome

by McKenzie Ridings,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Massachusetts General HospitalResearchers from Mass General for Children and colleagues have learned more about the effect of selective

Updated on: March 09,2024

Availability of Down syndrome-related pregnancy termination decreases the number of births with Down syndrome

by McKenzie Ridings,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Massachusetts General HospitalResearchers from Mass General for Children and colleagues have learned more about the effect of selective

Updated on:March 09,2024

How fetal alcohol exposure increases risk of development disorders

by Eileen Hoftyzer,University of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have uncovered mechanisms that help to expl

Updated on: March 05,2024

How fetal alcohol exposure increases risk of development disorders

by Eileen Hoftyzer,University of TorontoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have uncovered mechanisms that help to expl

Updated on:March 05,2024

Researchers examine role of B cells in polycystic ovary syndrome

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormone disorder in women. Studies have shown that the change in hormones is accompanied by variation

Updated on: January 19,2024

Researchers examine role of B cells in polycystic ovary syndrome

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormone disorder in women. Studies have shown that the change in hormones is accompanied by variation

Updated on:January 19,2024

Most people giving birth in the US have poor heart health prior to pregnancy

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly about 40% of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2019 had good heart health prior to their pregnancy with excess weight being the major

Updated on: April 07,2024

Most people giving birth in the US have poor heart health prior to pregnancy

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly about 40% of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2019 had good heart health prior to their pregnancy with excess weight being the major

Updated on:April 07,2024

Early blood test may unravel secrets of pregnancy loss

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA blood test taken after a miscarriage suffered as early as week five of pregnancy can help explain why it occurred and in some cases lead to preventative treatments,

Updated on: April 01,2024

Early blood test may unravel secrets of pregnancy loss

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA blood test taken after a miscarriage suffered as early as week five of pregnancy can help explain why it occurred and in some cases lead to preventative treatments,

Updated on:April 01,2024

Better mental health supports needed for pregnant individuals during the pandemic, says study

by St. Michael's HospitalDr. Tali Bogler, study lead author and family physician and chair of family medicine obstetrics at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto. Credit: Unity Healt

Updated on: June 12,2024

Better mental health supports needed for pregnant individuals during the pandemic, says study

by St. Michael's HospitalDr. Tali Bogler, study lead author and family physician and chair of family medicine obstetrics at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto. Credit: Unity Healt

Updated on:June 12,2024

Study shows mother's diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePhotomicrographs of tissue taken from the intestines of infant mice and grown in culture as intestinal organoids, or enteroids, that are basically &q

Updated on: June 12,2024

Study shows mother's diet may boost immune systems of premature infants

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePhotomicrographs of tissue taken from the intestines of infant mice and grown in culture as intestinal organoids, or enteroids, that are basically &q

Updated on:June 12,2024

How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

by Isabella Gagliardi,The ConversationThe medical school of Salerno as it appears in a miniature of Avicenna’s Canon. The image represents the legendary story of Robert, Duke of Normandy. Mortal

Updated on: March 09,2024

How the Middle Ages' female doctors were consigned to oblivion

by Isabella Gagliardi,The ConversationThe medical school of Salerno as it appears in a miniature of Avicenna’s Canon. The image represents the legendary story of Robert, Duke of Normandy. Mortal

Updated on:March 09,2024

Study offers new insights into how metal exposures can impact fetal growth

by Timothy Dean,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journalEnvironmental International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures

Updated on: March 30,2024

Study offers new insights into how metal exposures can impact fetal growth

by Timothy Dean,Dartmouth CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journalEnvironmental International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures

Updated on:March 30,2024