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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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JUN 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Experts have pushed back forcefully against the idea that science and the world are ready to edit the human genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2019Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 31, 2019Health & Medicine
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Abortions are incredibly safe procedures. The rate of complications for abortions is lower than the complication rate fo ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights just how poor maternal health is in the United States ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Men can father children well into old age, but that may not be the best idea for their kids or their partners.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 1.1 million people in the U.S. live with HIV with 15 percent of that population unaware they are infected. Treat ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 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 26, 2019Microbiology
Babies that are born before 37 weeks of gestation are considered premature. About one in ten babies in the United States ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The failure of birth control has often been blamed on the user. But there may be other factors at work.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 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 LeitchMAR 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers report in a study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports, that nicotine exerted adverse effects on human ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
If a species wants to survive, genetic information has to be passed successfully from one generation to the next.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association details a frightening reality: climate change ma ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 30, 2019Immunology
Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virusWritten By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that most often affects the sacroiliac (SI) joints ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 21, 2019Health & Medicine
The arrival of a new baby is usually a happy event, but it can also be stressful with all the new responsibilities, and ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorJAN 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils have been reported to have amazing health effects, from pain relief to anxiety relief to even can ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 07, 2019Plants & Animals
When three large cats arrived at Prague Zoo from India in 2015, staff crossed their fingers and hoped the animals could ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 20, 2018Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 19, 2018Health & Medicine
Infertility is "a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 mo ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorDEC 16, 2018Videos
The diet of an average American consists of over 35 percent fat - more than what is recommended by the USDA.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2018Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma ...Written By: Heba El-wassef
JUN 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Experts have pushed back forcefully against the idea that science and the world are ready to edit the human genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2019
Cardiology
Of all the blood disorders, anemia is the most common. According to The Heart Lung and Blood Institute, it affects over
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 31, 2019
Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
Abortions are incredibly safe procedures. The rate of complications for abortions is lower than the complication rate fo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In doctors' first year of training as interns, they work very long hours in a demanding environments. It has a biologica
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2019
Health & Medicine
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights just how poor maternal health is in the United States
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Men can father children well into old age, but that may not be the best idea for their kids or their partners.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 1.1 million people in the U.S. live with HIV with 15 percent of that population unaware they are infected. Treat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
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 26, 2019
Microbiology
Babies that are born before 37 weeks of gestation are considered premature. About one in ten babies in the United States
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The failure of birth control has often been blamed on the user. But there may be other factors at work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
MAR 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers report in a study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports, that nicotine exerted adverse effects on human
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
If a species wants to survive, genetic information has to be passed successfully from one generation to the next.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association details a frightening reality: climate change ma
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 30, 2019
Immunology
Immune cells called CD4+ T cells could be important mediators of protection against the Zika virus
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that most often affects the sacroiliac (SI) joints
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
The arrival of a new baby is usually a happy event, but it can also be stressful with all the new responsibilities, and
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
JAN 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils have been reported to have amazing health effects, from pain relief to anxiety relief to even can
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 07, 2019
Plants & Animals
When three large cats arrived at Prague Zoo from India in 2015, staff crossed their fingers and hoped the animals could
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 19, 2018
Health & Medicine
Infertility is "a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 mo
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
DEC 16, 2018
Videos
The diet of an average American consists of over 35 percent fat - more than what is recommended by the USDA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2018
Cancer
Last month the FDA approved two new drugs for cancer, both drugs target cancers with specific genetic mutations which ma
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef