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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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NOV 14, 2017Microbiology
Zika virus is a member of the Flavivirus family which also includes the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 13, 2017Videos
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Miscarriage is one of the most common complications in early pregnancy, affecting around one in every four pregnancies. ...NOV 09, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
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Around the world pregnant women and their babies are at risk of a bacterial infection that is a major cause of maternal ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study reported that fevers in early pregnancy increased the risk for birth defects. Thus, moms-to-be may want t ...OCT 30, 2017Plants & Animals
The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) can be found throughout South America, residing in the vast rainfor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 24, 2017Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, it's often said that she is eating for two. While that may be true, what matters more than ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2017Videos
Before the discovery of the human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) hormone and the invention of the home pregnancy test, ma ...OCT 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If any new moms out there have reservations about whether or not to consume the placenta after birth, a newly published ...OCT 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re ...OCT 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev ...OCT 11, 2017Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2017Neuroscience
At present, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2017Neuroscience
Pregnancy, even when routine, comes with some risk. Expectant parents will, of course, have some concern over health fac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 12, 2017Cardiology
The effects of preeclampsia appear to have an impact only during pregnancy and childbirth, but the condition actually af ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 11, 2017Cardiology
With more frequent observation of the fetal heartbeat during pregnancy made possible by easy-to-use home monitoring, sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2017Cardiology
Worldwide, the risk of dying from rheumatic heart disease has dropped since 1990, but the statistics have hardly changed ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 12, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy works against cancer by poisoning the cells. As such, few chemotherapy agents are safely prescribed to expe ...AUG 08, 2017Cardiology
When the heart grows larger, it can be for one of two reasons. One reason is a result of heart failure, where heart cell ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen ...JUL 23, 2017Health & Medicine
In celebration of 4 decades of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) here's a roundup of 6 cutting edge technologies in ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorJUL 15, 2017Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv ...
NOV 14, 2017
Microbiology
Zika virus is a member of the Flavivirus family which also includes the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 13, 2017
Videos
Seahorses mate and reproduce quite differently than most other fish in the sea. It all starts with a romantic encounter
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Miscarriage is one of the most common complications in early pregnancy, affecting around one in every four pregnancies.
...
NOV 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Eat your spinach or you may risk losing your hearing, suggests a study. In examining a large cohort of over 300,000 peop
...
NOV 06, 2017
Immunology
Around the world pregnant women and their babies are at risk of a bacterial infection that is a major cause of maternal
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A recent study reported that fevers in early pregnancy increased the risk for birth defects. Thus, moms-to-be may want t
...
OCT 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) can be found throughout South America, residing in the vast rainfor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, it's often said that she is eating for two. While that may be true, what matters more than
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2017
Videos
Before the discovery of the human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) hormone and the invention of the home pregnancy test, ma
...
OCT 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If any new moms out there have reservations about whether or not to consume the placenta after birth, a newly published
...
OCT 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re
...
OCT 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev
...
OCT 11, 2017
Immunology
The Zika virus is mutating so dangerously fast that experts studying the pathogen in Brazil are concerned that we may be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2017
Neuroscience
At present, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimate that 1 in 68 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2017
Neuroscience
Pregnancy, even when routine, comes with some risk. Expectant parents will, of course, have some concern over health fac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 12, 2017
Cardiology
The effects of preeclampsia appear to have an impact only during pregnancy and childbirth, but the condition actually af
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 11, 2017
Cardiology
With more frequent observation of the fetal heartbeat during pregnancy made possible by easy-to-use home monitoring, sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2017
Cardiology
Worldwide, the risk of dying from rheumatic heart disease has dropped since 1990, but the statistics have hardly changed
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 12, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy works against cancer by poisoning the cells. As such, few chemotherapy agents are safely prescribed to expe
...
AUG 08, 2017
Cardiology
When the heart grows larger, it can be for one of two reasons. One reason is a result of heart failure, where heart cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen
...
JUL 23, 2017
Health & Medicine
In celebration of 4 decades of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) here's a roundup of 6 cutting edge technologies in
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
JUL 15, 2017
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization recently reported on the alarming rise of “super gonorrhea” that can outmaneuv
...