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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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JUL 08, 2017Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Cardiology
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is rare but dangerous, and for the women and children that survive, a lifelong risk of he ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 19, 2017Videos
The only birth control options for men are condoms and getting snipped, or more scientifically known as vasectomies, whe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 14, 2017Neuroscience
Pregnancy is a time of great joy, anticipation, a little morning sickness and even some stress. Most pregnancies, howeve ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2017Cardiology
The human heart begins to beat four weeks into pregnancy, which means that cardiac valve defects develop as early as fou ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 23, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A 43-year-old mother in India became the first in her country to be a uterus organ donor. The recipient was her daughter ...MAY 15, 2017Neuroscience
How babies develop from a fetus, to a newborn, to a toddling little human is something both scientists and parents watch ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2017Videos
Pregnancy causes a host of characteristically visible changes in a woman's body. However, some of the biggest changes ma ...MAY 07, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists are closely investigating phthalates, a component of plastics used during processing to increase flexibility, ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan ...APR 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder is officially blamed for causing severe bi ...APR 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Women experience a pronounced decline in fertility as they get older, and researchers have now learned more about whyWritten By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Cancer
Ever since men and women understood how to have children, they've also been trying to understand how to prevent this ...MAR 28, 2017Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have used two types of stem cells and a three dimensional scaffold to generate a structure like a mouse embr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2017Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious medical issue that can affect any woman after she gives birth. The Centers for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 24, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The condition known as anencephaly – lacking a brain – affects about 3 pregnancies per every 10,000 in the U ...FEB 15, 2017Immunology
Pregnant women are left to ponder the sex of their babies until an ultrasound can determine a male or female fetus aroun ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 08, 2017
Microbiology
Doctors and researchers have been sounding the alarm about drug-resistant gonorrhea, and it is spreading around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Cardiology
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is rare but dangerous, and for the women and children that survive, a lifelong risk of he
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 19, 2017
Videos
The only birth control options for men are condoms and getting snipped, or more scientifically known as vasectomies, whe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Pregnancy is a time of great joy, anticipation, a little morning sickness and even some stress. Most pregnancies, howeve
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are taking a new approach in the fight against the flu. They have engineered a protein that acts to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2017
Cardiology
The human heart begins to beat four weeks into pregnancy, which means that cardiac valve defects develop as early as fou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 23, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 43-year-old mother in India became the first in her country to be a uterus organ donor. The recipient was her daughter
...
MAY 15, 2017
Neuroscience
How babies develop from a fetus, to a newborn, to a toddling little human is something both scientists and parents watch
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2017
Videos
Pregnancy causes a host of characteristically visible changes in a woman's body. However, some of the biggest changes ma
...
MAY 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists are closely investigating phthalates, a component of plastics used during processing to increase flexibility,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan
...
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder is officially blamed for causing severe bi
...
APR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Women experience a pronounced decline in fertility as they get older, and researchers have now learned more about why
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Cancer
Ever since men and women understood how to have children, they've also been trying to understand how to prevent this
...
MAR 28, 2017
Immunology
Researchers have identified a human antibody that prevents Zika from infecting the fetus and damaging the placenta in pr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm birth is a widespread health problem; The World Health Organization estimates that around 15 million babies are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have used two types of stem cells and a three dimensional scaffold to generate a structure like a mouse embr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious medical issue that can affect any woman after she gives birth. The Centers for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 24, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The condition known as anencephaly – lacking a brain – affects about 3 pregnancies per every 10,000 in the U
...
FEB 15, 2017
Immunology
Pregnant women are left to ponder the sex of their babies until an ultrasound can determine a male or female fetus aroun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker