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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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FEB 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 LeitchNOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For women who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) can ...NOV 18, 2016Videos
For some animals that don't have sharp teeth or claws, or other types of classic defense mechanisms, evolution has helpe ...NOV 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers studying antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) found that patients with the disease have high levels of bacteria t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2016Microbiology
New research done in mice has indicated that the stress of a mother can result in cognitive defects and anxiety in offsp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2016Cardiology
Maternal nutrition is vital for the develop of the fetus before birth and for the baby after birth. A new study shows th ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 09, 2016Neuroscience
Research into the causes and possible treatments for autism is at the forefront of neuroscience. With numbers like 1 in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The male birth control shot is effective, researchers say. But, there’s a big caveat to this claim – researc ...OCT 28, 2016Videos
Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer is, of course, devastated by the news. However, when a breast cancer diagnosis happe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In one out of around 35,000 births, a tumor is found growing from the baby’s tailbone, a sacrococcygeal teratoma. ...OCT 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study adds an important consideration for pregnant women who suffer from depression: use of antidepressants during ...OCT 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) can
...
NOV 18, 2016
Videos
For some animals that don't have sharp teeth or claws, or other types of classic defense mechanisms, evolution has helpe
...
NOV 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers studying antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) found that patients with the disease have high levels of bacteria t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2016
Microbiology
New research done in mice has indicated that the stress of a mother can result in cognitive defects and anxiety in offsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2016
Cardiology
Maternal nutrition is vital for the develop of the fetus before birth and for the baby after birth. A new study shows th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 09, 2016
Neuroscience
Research into the causes and possible treatments for autism is at the forefront of neuroscience. With numbers like 1 in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The male birth control shot is effective, researchers say. But, there’s a big caveat to this claim – researc
...
OCT 28, 2016
Videos
Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer is, of course, devastated by the news. However, when a breast cancer diagnosis happe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In one out of around 35,000 births, a tumor is found growing from the baby’s tailbone, a sacrococcygeal teratoma.
...
OCT 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study adds an important consideration for pregnant women who suffer from depression: use of antidepressants during
...
OCT 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin D deficiency impacts millions of men, women and children globally. Children that are born with very low levels o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch