Predicting prenatal care to improve pregnancy outcomes

byChildren's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSocioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services. Researchers at Bost

Updated on: December 28,2023

Predicting prenatal care to improve pregnancy outcomes

byChildren's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSocioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services. Researchers at Bost

Updated on:December 28,2023

Emergency contraception: Here's what you probably don't know but should

by Cathryn Brown,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThings don't always go to plan when it comes to sex. Sometimes condoms break (or are even forgotten altogether) and daily contracep

Updated on: January 18,2024

Emergency contraception: Here's what you probably don't know but should

by Cathryn Brown,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThings don't always go to plan when it comes to sex. Sometimes condoms break (or are even forgotten altogether) and daily contracep

Updated on:January 18,2024

E-cigarettes help pregnant smokers quit without risks to pregnancy, trial finds

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new analysis of trial data on pregnant smokers, led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, finds that the regular use of

Updated on: March 07,2024

E-cigarettes help pregnant smokers quit without risks to pregnancy, trial finds

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new analysis of trial data on pregnant smokers, led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London, finds that the regular use of

Updated on:March 07,2024

How a 16th century Italian anatomist came up with the word 'placenta': It reminded him of a cake

by Paige Donaghy,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver wondered where the placenta got its name?In Italy in the 1500s, the anatomist Matteo Realdo Colombo coined this term to des

Updated on: January 17,2024

How a 16th century Italian anatomist came up with the word 'placenta': It reminded him of a cake

by Paige Donaghy,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEver wondered where the placenta got its name?In Italy in the 1500s, the anatomist Matteo Realdo Colombo coined this term to des

Updated on:January 17,2024

Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries

by Evelyne MusambiA Somali woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia on Sept. 20, 2022. Acute malnutrition among pregnant women and breastfeeding m

Updated on: April 11,2024

Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries

by Evelyne MusambiA Somali woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia on Sept. 20, 2022. Acute malnutrition among pregnant women and breastfeeding m

Updated on:April 11,2024

Listening to music during pregnancy benefits baby brain's ability to encode speech sounds, finds study

by University of BarcelonaDaily musical exposure during the last weeks of the pregnancy is associated with an improved encoding of low-frequency sound compounds. Credit: University of BarcelonaWh

Updated on: June 07,2024

Listening to music during pregnancy benefits baby brain's ability to encode speech sounds, finds study

by University of BarcelonaDaily musical exposure during the last weeks of the pregnancy is associated with an improved encoding of low-frequency sound compounds. Credit: University of BarcelonaWh

Updated on:June 07,2024

Review of AI-Based Supplemental MRI Screening for Breast Cancer Detection

Updated on: July 16,2024

Review of AI-Based Supplemental MRI Screening for Breast Cancer Detection

Updated on:July 16,2024

Researchers uncover mechanism that links NAD+ to fertility problems

by Buck Institute for Research on AgingGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107949A woman's fertility normally decreases by her late 30s with reproductiv

Updated on: January 15,2024

Researchers uncover mechanism that links NAD+ to fertility problems

by Buck Institute for Research on AgingGraphical Abstract. Credit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107949A woman's fertility normally decreases by her late 30s with reproductiv

Updated on:January 15,2024

How Birth Control Affects the Brain: Insights from Self-Scanning

For over 75 days, neuroscientist Carina Heller embarked on an extraordinary journey, becoming what she jokingly refers to as the “most-scanned woman in science.”

Updated on: October 31,2024

How Birth Control Affects the Brain: Insights from Self-Scanning

For over 75 days, neuroscientist Carina Heller embarked on an extraordinary journey, becoming what she jokingly refers to as the “most-scanned woman in science.”

Updated on:October 31,2024

Research reveals the genetic code behind non-identical twins

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteThe correlation between population twinning rates from 53 populations and predicted dizygotic twin (DZT) polygenic risk score (PRS) for each population base

Updated on: March 20,2024

Research reveals the genetic code behind non-identical twins

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteThe correlation between population twinning rates from 53 populations and predicted dizygotic twin (DZT) polygenic risk score (PRS) for each population base

Updated on:March 20,2024