New study to test the role of cortisol on pregnancy in women on IVF

by Emma Rayner,University of NottinghamCredit: University of NottinghamA new study by experts at the University of Nottingham and CARE Fertility is to explore the role of the stress hormone &#39

Updated on: March 02,2024 14

New study to test the role of cortisol on pregnancy in women on IVF

by Emma Rayner,University of NottinghamCredit: University of NottinghamA new study by experts at the University of Nottingham and CARE Fertility is to explore the role of the stress hormone &#39

Updated on:March 02,2024 14

Genetic study shows that the risk of pre-eclampsia is related to blood pressure and BMI

by University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-eclampsia, usually diagnosed by increased blood pressure and protein in urine, affects up to 5% of pregnant women. It contributes w

Updated on: May 06,2024 18

Genetic study shows that the risk of pre-eclampsia is related to blood pressure and BMI

by University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-eclampsia, usually diagnosed by increased blood pressure and protein in urine, affects up to 5% of pregnant women. It contributes w

Updated on:May 06,2024 18

Birth complications tied to death risk decades later

by University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainComplications from pregnancy and child birth have led to high death rates among people who have given birth in the United States, and a new s

Updated on: March 07,2024 12

Birth complications tied to death risk decades later

by University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainComplications from pregnancy and child birth have led to high death rates among people who have given birth in the United States, and a new s

Updated on:March 07,2024 12

Racist experiences and skin tone discrimination linked to delays in prenatal care

by University of MinnesotaCredit:Courtney HaleAfrican American women are at a two to three times greater risk of experiencing illness, injury or death during pregnancy compared to other rac

Updated on: March 23,2024 15

Racist experiences and skin tone discrimination linked to delays in prenatal care

by University of MinnesotaCredit:Courtney HaleAfrican American women are at a two to three times greater risk of experiencing illness, injury or death during pregnancy compared to other rac

Updated on:March 23,2024 15

Endometriosis more common in teenage girls than previously thought

by University College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio onPexelsCC BY2.0Teenage girls are just as likely to suffer with endometriosis as adult women, a finding which UCL and Unive

Updated on: March 19,2024 20

Endometriosis more common in teenage girls than previously thought

by University College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio onPexelsCC BY2.0Teenage girls are just as likely to suffer with endometriosis as adult women, a finding which UCL and Unive

Updated on:March 19,2024 20

Specialized cells teach the mother's immune system to maintain a healthy pregnancy

by Eva Gillis-Buck, James Gardner, Tippi MacKenzie,The ConversationDuring pregnancy, the body’s specialized immune cells must learn to recognize the fetus as part of the self so that they don’t

Updated on: March 21,2024 14

Specialized cells teach the mother's immune system to maintain a healthy pregnancy

by Eva Gillis-Buck, James Gardner, Tippi MacKenzie,The ConversationDuring pregnancy, the body’s specialized immune cells must learn to recognize the fetus as part of the self so that they don’t

Updated on:March 21,2024 14

Hormonal contraceptive users process stress differently at the molecular and psychological level, finds study

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesSubjective stress levels and positivity of moods before and after the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). Women reported increased stress and decreased positi

Updated on: January 13,2024 12

Hormonal contraceptive users process stress differently at the molecular and psychological level, finds study

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesSubjective stress levels and positivity of moods before and after the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). Women reported increased stress and decreased positi

Updated on:January 13,2024 12

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on: February 18,2024 20

U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

by Heidi Fantasia,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since theU.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson rulingstruck down the constitutional right to aborti

Updated on:February 18,2024 20

Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives

by Alejandra Castanon,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIt wasestablisheda decade ago that testing for the presence of HPV – the virus that causes cervical cancer – is a bett

Updated on: March 09,2024 11

Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives

by Alejandra Castanon,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageIt wasestablisheda decade ago that testing for the presence of HPV – the virus that causes cervical cancer – is a bett

Updated on:March 09,2024 11

How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?

by Julie Pollock,The ConversationHemoglobin’s four subunits – two blue and two green in the illustration – can bind to one oxygen molecule each. Credit: Image generated from PBD ID 1C7B by Julie

Updated on: May 05,2024 13

How does a baby 'breathe' while inside its mom?

by Julie Pollock,The ConversationHemoglobin’s four subunits – two blue and two green in the illustration – can bind to one oxygen molecule each. Credit: Image generated from PBD ID 1C7B by Julie

Updated on:May 05,2024 13

Scientists develop new model for understanding uterine fibroids

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new cellular model of uterine fibroids that stem from common genetic mutations,

Updated on: January 19,2024 12

Scientists develop new model for understanding uterine fibroids

by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new cellular model of uterine fibroids that stem from common genetic mutations,

Updated on:January 19,2024 12

Women's reproductive lives are being interfered with on a large scale – new study

by Sam Rowlands,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageReproductivecoercive controlis where a woman's decisions about contraception and pregnancy are interfered with. The conc

Updated on: May 13,2024 4

Women's reproductive lives are being interfered with on a large scale – new study

by Sam Rowlands,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageReproductivecoercive controlis where a woman's decisions about contraception and pregnancy are interfered with. The conc

Updated on:May 13,2024 4