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Placenta
Placenta: is an organ that develops in your uterus during pregnancy. This structure provides oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby and removes waste products from your baby's blood. The placenta attaches to the wall of your uterus, and your baby's umbilical cord arises from it.
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DEC 02, 2019Cannabis Sciences
An estimated 16 percent of women use marijuana on a daily basis while pregnant, and a large majority of women do so with ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 01, 2019Health & Medicine
A recent article published by NPR addresses the rapidly growing number of females using cannabis during pregnancy. Those ...OCT 19, 2019Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2019Health & Medicine
A research team from the University of Cambridge has finally answered a heavily disputed question about the presence or ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 30, 2019Health & Medicine
New research linking high levels of estrogen hormones in the womb and the likelihood of autism development was published ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A recent finding suggests that using marijuana to treat morning sickness may actually harm the developing brain of the f ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAR 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A set of twins was recently born in Australia that are semi-identical, only the second such known set of twins in the wo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2019Technology
A new form of nano-encapsulating technology was recently announced by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) for t ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Today, women face a variety of challenging health issues, both physical and psychological which, in the past, have not r ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 30, 2018Microbiology
From our earliest days, bacteria exert a powerful influence on many aspects of our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2018Immunology
An infant's innate immune response develops from fetus to birth, but it may not be as "immature" as previously thought.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 22, 2018Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2018Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Premature birth affects almost ten percent of pregnancies and is the leading cause of infant mortality in the US.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2018Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 22, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
The second leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy for expecting mothers is a severe form of normal morning si ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2018Cardiology
High blood pressure during pregnancy is a key component of a condition called pre-eclampsia, but a new study shows that ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2018Health & Medicine
Every day, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 361, 481 babies are born, worldwide. Many of those births are via Caesar ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 16, 2018Neuroscience
During pregnancy, women have to be careful about what kinds of medications they take. While many are safe, some are not ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 08, 2018Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2017Immunology
Immune cells in the uterus that produce important growth-promoting factors could be both the explanation for and the sol ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
An estimated 16 percent of women use marijuana on a daily basis while pregnant, and a large majority of women do so with
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
A recent article published by NPR addresses the rapidly growing number of females using cannabis during pregnancy. Those
...
OCT 19, 2019
Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
A research team from the University of Cambridge has finally answered a heavily disputed question about the presence or
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
New research linking high levels of estrogen hormones in the womb and the likelihood of autism development was published
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A recent finding suggests that using marijuana to treat morning sickness may actually harm the developing brain of the f
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A set of twins was recently born in Australia that are semi-identical, only the second such known set of twins in the wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2019
Technology
A new form of nano-encapsulating technology was recently announced by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) for t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Today, women face a variety of challenging health issues, both physical and psychological which, in the past, have not r
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 30, 2018
Microbiology
From our earliest days, bacteria exert a powerful influence on many aspects of our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2018
Immunology
An infant's innate immune response develops from fetus to birth, but it may not be as "immature" as previously thought.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 22, 2018
Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2018
Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Premature birth affects almost ten percent of pregnancies and is the leading cause of infant mortality in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2018
Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 22, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
The second leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy for expecting mothers is a severe form of normal morning si
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2018
Cardiology
High blood pressure during pregnancy is a key component of a condition called pre-eclampsia, but a new study shows that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2018
Health & Medicine
Every day, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 361, 481 babies are born, worldwide. Many of those births are via Caesar
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 16, 2018
Neuroscience
During pregnancy, women have to be careful about what kinds of medications they take. While many are safe, some are not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 08, 2018
Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells in the uterus that produce important growth-promoting factors could be both the explanation for and the sol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker