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Pregnancy is the state of carrying an unborn baby or the period in which a fetus develops inside a woman's womb or uterus. Pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks, counting from the first day of your last normal period. The weeks are grouped into three trimesters.
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APR 30, 2020Cardiology
New research presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session virtual meeting found that a history of ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 26, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As legal restrictions loosen around the recreational use of cannabis, researchers are becoming increasingly concerned ab ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 08, 2020Microbiology
New research has connected the composition of the community of microbes that populates the vagina with premature birth.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2020Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 03, 2020Health & Medicine
New research proves that female eggs exposed to THC may affect their ability to produce embryos that will result in a vi ...MAR 31, 2020Health & Medicine
The placenta is the lifeline that connects the mother and her baby. It is a multi-functiona organ that is responsible fo ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 25, 2020Cardiology
New mothers face a vast number of choices as they welcome the new child into the world. One such choice is how to feed t ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Preeclampsia usually arises after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women that typically have normal blood pressure. It can be fa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2020Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 20, 2020Cardiology
Birth defects are not uncommon. For every 33 babies born in the United States each year, one is born with a defect. That ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Pregnant women prescribed macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy place their children at an incre ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 13, 2020Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 05, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Recreational marijuana use becomes increasingly common as legalization spreads across the country. That includes women w ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2020Technology
Sepsis is the result of systemic infection leading to organ failure followed by death. It claims one life every four sec ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 16, 2020Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
When cannabis is legalized, people have questions. The state of Vermont created a new website to advise people on safe m ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston present for the first time how a single high dose vacc ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 13, 2019Health & Medicine
As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the Unite ...DEC 05, 2019Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 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 MarkerDEC 01, 2019Cancer
Peeing on a stick may not just be for pregnancy-detection anymore – an at-home urine test could also detect prosta ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2020
Cardiology
New research presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session virtual meeting found that a history of
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 26, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As legal restrictions loosen around the recreational use of cannabis, researchers are becoming increasingly concerned ab
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2020
Microbiology
New research has connected the composition of the community of microbes that populates the vagina with premature birth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 03, 2020
Health & Medicine
New research proves that female eggs exposed to THC may affect their ability to produce embryos that will result in a vi
...
MAR 31, 2020
Health & Medicine
The placenta is the lifeline that connects the mother and her baby. It is a multi-functiona organ that is responsible fo
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 25, 2020
Cardiology
New mothers face a vast number of choices as they welcome the new child into the world. One such choice is how to feed t
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When developing fetuses are exposed to any amount of alcohol, they are at risk for a variety of irreversible birth defec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Preeclampsia usually arises after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women that typically have normal blood pressure. It can be fa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2020
Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 20, 2020
Cardiology
Birth defects are not uncommon. For every 33 babies born in the United States each year, one is born with a defect. That
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Pregnant women prescribed macrolide antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy place their children at an incre
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 13, 2020
Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 05, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Recreational marijuana use becomes increasingly common as legalization spreads across the country. That includes women w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2020
Technology
Sepsis is the result of systemic infection leading to organ failure followed by death. It claims one life every four sec
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 16, 2020
Neuroscience
Children exposed to high levels of stress at home from early on and high levels of air pollution while still in the womb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
When cannabis is legalized, people have questions. The state of Vermont created a new website to advise people on safe m
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston present for the first time how a single high dose vacc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the Unite
...
DEC 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
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
DEC 01, 2019
Cancer
Peeing on a stick may not just be for pregnancy-detection anymore – an at-home urine test could also detect prosta
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch