High-fat diet during pregnancy found to change respiratory nerve development, increase asthma risk in adult offspring

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCharacteristics of offspring from a dam fed a high-fat diet. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI:

Updated on: January 17,2024

High-fat diet during pregnancy found to change respiratory nerve development, increase asthma risk in adult offspring

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCharacteristics of offspring from a dam fed a high-fat diet. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2023). DOI:

Updated on:January 17,2024

Offspring of teen, young adult women with cancer history more likely to have birth defects

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer face a higher risk of birth defects, acc

Updated on: January 17,2024

Offspring of teen, young adult women with cancer history more likely to have birth defects

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer face a higher risk of birth defects, acc

Updated on:January 17,2024

COVID-19 vaccinations found to cause small, temporary changes in menstruation

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Graphic: A. Mastin/Science. FromScience(2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1051Victoria Male, a digestion and metabolism professor at Imperial College Lond

Updated on: June 11,2024

COVID-19 vaccinations found to cause small, temporary changes in menstruation

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Graphic: A. Mastin/Science. FromScience(2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1051Victoria Male, a digestion and metabolism professor at Imperial College Lond

Updated on:June 11,2024

How COVID-19 and bush fires impacted new moms and babies

by Australian National UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new survey developed by The Australian National University (ANU) will examine the effects of this year's bushfires and COVID-19 on

Updated on: March 02,2024

How COVID-19 and bush fires impacted new moms and babies

by Australian National UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new survey developed by The Australian National University (ANU) will examine the effects of this year's bushfires and COVID-19 on

Updated on:March 02,2024

Can female fertility survive harsh cancer therapy? Scientists who turned to animal models say the answer is 'yes'

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressCHEK2 deficiency prevents primordial oocyte depletion after ex vivo treatment with MAFO, CDDP, DOX, and ETO. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sc

Updated on: January 16,2024

Can female fertility survive harsh cancer therapy? Scientists who turned to animal models say the answer is 'yes'

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressCHEK2 deficiency prevents primordial oocyte depletion after ex vivo treatment with MAFO, CDDP, DOX, and ETO. Credit:Science Advances(2023). DOI: 10.1126/sc

Updated on:January 16,2024

More studies needed on mental health treatments during and after pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainUntreated mental health disorders can be a serious problem for women and their children during pregnancy and after giving birth, during the postpartum period.A re

Updated on: March 05,2024

More studies needed on mental health treatments during and after pregnancy

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainUntreated mental health disorders can be a serious problem for women and their children during pregnancy and after giving birth, during the postpartum period.A re

Updated on:March 05,2024

Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on: April 19,2024

Telehealth considerably improved disparities in postpartum visit attendance for Black patients

by Christine Weeks,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMore than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur in the postpartum period, so when the COVID-19 pandemic caused post

Updated on:April 19,2024

A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New

Updated on: May 13,2024

A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New

Updated on:May 13,2024

Does a mother's pre-pregnancy weight affect her children's future fertility?

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicafound that sons born to mothers who fell within the overweight range were more

Updated on: March 05,2024

Does a mother's pre-pregnancy weight affect her children's future fertility?

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavicafound that sons born to mothers who fell within the overweight range were more

Updated on:March 05,2024

Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods linked to COVID-19

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of nearly 400 pregnant women in New York City is among the first to show that lower neighborhood socioeconomic

Updated on: May 05,2024

Crowded homes, poor neighborhoods linked to COVID-19

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of nearly 400 pregnant women in New York City is among the first to show that lower neighborhood socioeconomic

Updated on:May 05,2024