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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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MAY 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 MarkerFEB 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new form of male birth control has shown success in monkeys. But will it be safe for humans? While women have a range ...FEB 07, 2017Health & Medicine
Doctors have long advised women born with complex congenital heart defects not to get pregnant due to the detrimental ef ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2017Microbiology
JUPITER, FL – February 6, 2017 – The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce s ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 04, 2017Cardiology
A new risk factor is emerging for some cardiovascular diseases: the number of children a parent has during their lifetim ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2017Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 18, 2017Videos
The world is strikingly divided on abortion rights, but a lot of people don't really even understand the procedure that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2017Cardiology
In response to a call from the World Health Organization, scientists from the American Thoracic Society conducted a stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2017Cardiology
An ultrasound done around 18-20 weeks of pregnancy can usually tell an expecting mother a key question she will having d ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Acid reflux is common during pregnancy, but scientists are starting to get concerned about a potential link between medi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 11, 2017Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r ...JAN 03, 2017Neuroscience
New mothers, and some that have been at it awhile will agree that becoming a mother was a life-changing experience. In h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 13, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 13, 2016 – Diet composition around the time of pregnancy may influence whether offsp ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been thought that some types of epilepsy medications taken by pregnant women are potentially dangerous to the fet ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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
FEB 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new form of male birth control has shown success in monkeys. But will it be safe for humans? While women have a range
...
FEB 07, 2017
Health & Medicine
Doctors have long advised women born with complex congenital heart defects not to get pregnant due to the detrimental ef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Microbiology
JUPITER, FL – February 6, 2017 – The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce s
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 04, 2017
Cardiology
A new risk factor is emerging for some cardiovascular diseases: the number of children a parent has during their lifetim
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2017
Neuroscience
According to the National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive, neurodegen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 18, 2017
Videos
The world is strikingly divided on abortion rights, but a lot of people don't really even understand the procedure that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2017
Cardiology
In response to a call from the World Health Organization, scientists from the American Thoracic Society conducted a stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2017
Cardiology
An ultrasound done around 18-20 weeks of pregnancy can usually tell an expecting mother a key question she will having d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Acid reflux is common during pregnancy, but scientists are starting to get concerned about a potential link between medi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r
...
JAN 03, 2017
Neuroscience
New mothers, and some that have been at it awhile will agree that becoming a mother was a life-changing experience. In h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 13, 2016 – Diet composition around the time of pregnancy may influence whether offsp
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been thought that some types of epilepsy medications taken by pregnant women are potentially dangerous to the fet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch