Immigrants living in US have fewer preterm births; US-born Black pregnant people have highest preterm birth rate

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPreterm birth rates are an important marker in assessing a country's overall health, and the United States isn't faring very well.Indivi

Updated on: January 15,2024

Immigrants living in US have fewer preterm births; US-born Black pregnant people have highest preterm birth rate

byNorthwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPreterm birth rates are an important marker in assessing a country's overall health, and the United States isn't faring very well.Indivi

Updated on:January 15,2024

Scientist discover rare genotype causing early menopause

by deCODE geneticsCredit: Nadezhda Moryak from PexelsScientists have identified a sequence variant in the CCDC201 gene that, when inherited from both parents homozygous, causes menopause on average ni

Updated on: September 03,2024

Scientist discover rare genotype causing early menopause

by deCODE geneticsCredit: Nadezhda Moryak from PexelsScientists have identified a sequence variant in the CCDC201 gene that, when inherited from both parents homozygous, causes menopause on average ni

Updated on:September 03,2024

Researchers find lack of personalized maternity care is causing more unassisted 'freebirths'

by Robert Gordon UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe number of women having unassisted births, or 'freebirths' across the UK is believed to be rising, as more expectant mothers are

Updated on: March 19,2024

Researchers find lack of personalized maternity care is causing more unassisted 'freebirths'

by Robert Gordon UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe number of women having unassisted births, or 'freebirths' across the UK is believed to be rising, as more expectant mothers are

Updated on:March 19,2024

Surprising patterns in infant growth after gestational diabetes exposure challenge current views on obesity risk

byUniversity of Texas at AustinResearchers found that infants exposed to gestational diabetes in utero had surprising growth paterns in their first year of life. Credit: The University of Texas

Updated on: November 24,2024

Surprising patterns in infant growth after gestational diabetes exposure challenge current views on obesity risk

byUniversity of Texas at AustinResearchers found that infants exposed to gestational diabetes in utero had surprising growth paterns in their first year of life. Credit: The University of Texas

Updated on:November 24,2024

Women with diabetes at an early age likely to enter menopause early

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPersons living with diabetes are at greater risk of a number of health conditions including eye and foot problems, heart at

Updated on: April 01,2024

Women with diabetes at an early age likely to enter menopause early

by The North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPersons living with diabetes are at greater risk of a number of health conditions including eye and foot problems, heart at

Updated on:April 01,2024

Life-threatening childbirth complications among Medicaid enrollees vary widely by state and race, ethnicity

by University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of life-threatening maternal complications from childbirth may be higher depending on where you live, a new study finds.For Med

Updated on: April 03,2024

Life-threatening childbirth complications among Medicaid enrollees vary widely by state and race, ethnicity

by University of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe risk of life-threatening maternal complications from childbirth may be higher depending on where you live, a new study finds.For Med

Updated on:April 03,2024

Vaginal swabs more reliable than urine for STI testing

by Lori SolomonVaginal sampling should be the initial choice offered to patients undergoing testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and/or trichomoniasis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis

Updated on: May 06,2024

Vaginal swabs more reliable than urine for STI testing

by Lori SolomonVaginal sampling should be the initial choice offered to patients undergoing testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and/or trichomoniasis, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis

Updated on:May 06,2024

The womb isn't sterile: Healthy babies are born with bacteria and fungi in their guts

by Kent Willis,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor the last hundred years, scientists have believed that humans develop in a womb that remains sterile and completely isolated from the

Updated on: March 09,2024

The womb isn't sterile: Healthy babies are born with bacteria and fungi in their guts

by Kent Willis,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageFor the last hundred years, scientists have believed that humans develop in a womb that remains sterile and completely isolated from the

Updated on:March 09,2024

Endometriosis: How the condition may be linked to the immune system

by April Rees,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEndometriosis is a debilitating condition which affects10% of women worldwide. The condition can have a serious affect on a person&#

Updated on: March 19,2024

Endometriosis: How the condition may be linked to the immune system

by April Rees,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageEndometriosis is a debilitating condition which affects10% of women worldwide. The condition can have a serious affect on a person&#

Updated on:March 19,2024

New research points to dad's drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome

by Michael Golding,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMen drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four timesmore likely to develop alcohol use disorderthan wo

Updated on: January 16,2024

New research points to dad's drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome

by Michael Golding,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMen drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four timesmore likely to develop alcohol use disorderthan wo

Updated on:January 16,2024