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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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JAN 06, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
A sugar that is created by shellfish may be the next best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies. According to a 2022 ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 27, 2022Neuroscience
Antidepressant use and infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 25, 2022Microbiology
Microbes can easily share genes. And it seems they can do so even when they are part of different microbial communities ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2022Plants & Animals
Pregnancy can lead to a number of complications, from preeclampsia (dangerous high blood pressure) to gestational diabet ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 21, 2022Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers noted an association between neural activity and the perceived intensity of pain that others feel, they publ ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 10, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 23, 2022Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 17, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teethWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattSEP 13, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Stress during pregnancy can have long lasting effects and can impact emotional and physical development in children. Pas ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 30, 2022Health & Medicine
The most comprehensive analysis of menstrual changes following a Covid-19 vaccination has revealed that its recipients e ...Written By: Joshua AehJUL 21, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper ...JUL 17, 2022Health & Medicine
Extreme summer heat is miserable for all of us, but new research is finding it may be especially dangerous for pregnant ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUL 12, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
High-dose nitric oxide can reduce the length of hospital and ICU stay, as well as the need for supplemental oxygen, amon ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2022Neuroscience
Chronic stress in the last months of pregnancy can reduce a growing fetus’s ability to absorb iron by up to 15%. T ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against using beta carotene or vitamin E supplements to preven ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that over 262 million people around the world have asthma, a chronic conditionWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2022Health & Medicine
A Canadian surveillance study published by JAMA found pregnant women who contracted COVID-19 were at a significantl ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 06, 2022Health & Medicine
The number of STD cases in America has risen, according to an article published in JAMA based on the CDC’s 2020 ST ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 02, 2022Cardiology
The pandemic caused many indirect deaths, including increases in heart disease, stroke, dementia, and pregnancy complica ...Written By: Savannah LoganMAY 30, 2022Health & Medicine
With states requesting changes to federal abortion laws and enacting their own bills that ban abortion earlier on during ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 24, 2022Cardiology
Obesity and unhealthy diets cause gene expression changes that negatively impact the cardiac function of offspring.Written By: Savannah Logan
JAN 06, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A sugar that is created by shellfish may be the next best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies. According to a 2022
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 27, 2022
Neuroscience
Antidepressant use and infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 25, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes can easily share genes. And it seems they can do so even when they are part of different microbial communities
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
Pregnancy can lead to a number of complications, from preeclampsia (dangerous high blood pressure) to gestational diabet
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 21, 2022
Immunology
Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause a mild illness in otherwise healthy adults. But wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers noted an association between neural activity and the perceived intensity of pain that others feel, they publ
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 10, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
As COVID-19 and flu virus infection rates are on the rise, another virus is now wreaking havoc on the United States
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 23, 2022
Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae)
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teeth
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
SEP 13, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Stress during pregnancy can have long lasting effects and can impact emotional and physical development in children. Pas
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
The most comprehensive analysis of menstrual changes following a Covid-19 vaccination has revealed that its recipients e
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
JUL 21, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper
...
JUL 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
Extreme summer heat is miserable for all of us, but new research is finding it may be especially dangerous for pregnant
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUL 12, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
High-dose nitric oxide can reduce the length of hospital and ICU stay, as well as the need for supplemental oxygen, amon
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Chronic stress in the last months of pregnancy can reduce a growing fetus’s ability to absorb iron by up to 15%. T
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against using beta carotene or vitamin E supplements to preven
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that over 262 million people around the world have asthma, a chronic condition
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
A Canadian surveillance study published by JAMA found pregnant women who contracted COVID-19 were at a significantl
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 06, 2022
Health & Medicine
The number of STD cases in America has risen, according to an article published in JAMA based on the CDC’s 2020 ST
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 02, 2022
Cardiology
The pandemic caused many indirect deaths, including increases in heart disease, stroke, dementia, and pregnancy complica
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAY 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
With states requesting changes to federal abortion laws and enacting their own bills that ban abortion earlier on during
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 24, 2022
Cardiology
Obesity and unhealthy diets cause gene expression changes that negatively impact the cardiac function of offspring.
Written By:
Savannah Logan