7+ hour, 34+ min ago  (264+ words) We were interested in understanding how and why a single follicle is selected to mature. We knew that at least two hormones are involved, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol, but there is not a lot of information on how…...

7+ hour, 47+ min ago  (605+ words) Women diagnosed with cancer in pregnancy face profound, long-term emotional and financial challenges, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Researchers discover fragmented care and inadequate support exacerbate such difficulties. A team of researchers, led by Dr Jenny…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (386+ words) A new Yale study published in'JAMA Network Open'finds that the virus that causes COVID-19 does not linger in placental tissue weeks to months after a pregnant woman recovers from infection - offering important reassurance for clinicians and patients alike. Early in…...

21+ hour ago  (151+ words) Physical activity during pregnancy enhances the metabolic health of offspring, but new research in mice indicates that prenatal stress blunts these benefits, at least in male offspring. The findings are published in The FASEB Journal. The study also found that…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago  (470+ words) Widely prescribed medications that disrupt cholesterol synthesis may be linked to increased autism diagnoses in children. This prompts new scrutiny of drug safety during pregnancy and the need for more cautious prescribing." SLOS is the most extensively studied of these…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (742+ words) For the first time, a stem cell model has produced a structure resembling an early human embryo with a yolk-sac-like structure, from a single starting stem cell population and without direct genetic manipulation." The models were made at University of…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (155+ words) While'previous'studies grouped medications by their indications, the UNMC team grouped prescribed medications together based on common effects and side effects on sterol biosynthesis." Our findings do not suggest that these medications are unsafe for adults. But they raise important questions…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (724+ words) Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) " segments of DNA that help bacteria survive the effects of antibiotics " can be present in newborns within the first hours of life, according to research presented at ESCMID Global 2026. Newborns carry antibiotic resistance genes within first…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (370+ words) Within a year of initiation, a multidisciplinary project to improve screening and treatment for iron deficiency in pregnancy resulted in a sixfold rise in screening rates for iron deficiency in pregnant patients, a 20-fold rise in the number of intravenous…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago  (492+ words) A common artificial sweetener found in thousands of foods may threaten male fertility by disrupting hormones and damaging sperm, new research in rats reveals. Study: Exposure to Sucralose and Its Effects on Testicular Damage and Male Infertility: Insights into Oxidative…...