4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (544+ words) Twenty percent of women experience mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, during pregnancy and the first year of parenthood. Kara Zivin, professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan, is part of this statistic....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (742+ words) The changes in fathering that came with COVID lockdowns have not outlasted the pandemic itself, according to new research. In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been said about how the lockdowns created conditions for dual-parent families to…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (576+ words) New research finds that exposure to PFAS may weaken the immune system in adults, raising new concerns about the long-term health effects of these widely used chemicals. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a large class of human-made chemicals…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (723+ words) Antibiotics save babies" lives but affect their gut, lungs, and ability to fight infection, researchers report. University of Rochester Medicine scientists found that early antibiotic exposure disrupts babies" natural gut bacterial balance and that the disruption "travels" to the lungs,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (674+ words) Humans and most other organisms have internal biological clocks that track the daily cycle of sunrise and sunset. These clocks help time our sleep, metabolism, and other essential body functions over the course of a day, creating daily patterns called…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (619+ words) Certain fats used in some infant formulas may strain the developing liver and contribute to early signs of steatotic liver disease, according to a new study. In the study, published in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, newborn pigs…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (525+ words) Commonly cited statistics on the mortality risk of pregnancy when compared to abortion in the US are a vast undercount, according to a new study. Amid national discussions of the importance of abortion access for maternal health, the goal of…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (546+ words) Exposure to wildfire smoke during the final months of pregnancy may raise the risk that a child is later diagnosed with autism, according to a new study. The study in Environmental Science & Technology analyzed more than 200, 000 births in Southern California…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (300+ words) A new discovery reveals that vitamin C may help protect reproductive health from a harmful environmental chemical. Using a fish model, researchers found that exposure to potassium perchlorate, a chemical commonly used in explosives and fireworks, can harm sperm production,…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (381+ words) Some mammals can hit pause on a pregnancy and understanding how that happens could help us treat cancer, researchers report. Now, a new study in Genes & Development reveals how diapaused embryonic stem cells of mice maintain their ability to become…...