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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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OCT 04, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The use of common painkiller acetaminophen (APAP), also known as paracetamol and often sold as Tylenol, during pregnancy ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Since it's become quick and relatively inexpensive to sequence a human genome, researchers have gained unprecedented and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2021Cannabis Sciences
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 28, 2021Health & Medicine
Concern about the use of acetaminophen (paracetamol or N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP)) during pregnancy has prompted a gr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 20, 2021Cannabis Sciences
People who heavily used cannabis in their teens are more likely to have premature babies than those who did not use the ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 19, 2021Health & Medicine
Trials of COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson have suggested that the vaccines are safe for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2021Health & Medicine
According to a 2020 study published in Cureus, autoimmune diseases are two times more prevalent in women than men, with ...Written By: Alexandria BassAUG 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Postpartum depression is a form of depression that occurs after childbirth. This form of depres ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizAUG 05, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm births—when the baby is born fewer than 37 weeks gestational age—are very common. Experts estimate o ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 03, 2021Plants & Animals
New research suggests stressful physical and social events leave permenant lines on your teeth.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 02, 2021Plants & Animals
Since March 2018, there have only been two northern white rhinos left on Earth. They live under armed guard 24 hours a d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2021Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 27, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have examined the associations between cardiovascular problems before a pregnancy and complications during la ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2021Health & Medicine
New research found that both pregnant and lactating people who receive the COVID-19 vaccine can pass antibodies to their ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Indiana University have found that mice exposed to cannabinoids while in the womb are less responsive to ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m ...JUN 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic testing has shown that mutations in a gene called HUWE1 are connected to rare syndromes that cause developmental ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that zebrafish exposed to certain cannabinoids early in ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 01, 2021Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 18, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Expectant mothers may no longer have to be caught off guard—researchers have identified biomarkers in the blood th ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This ©MPI for Biophysical Chemistry microscopy image shows a bovine egg after fertilization.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorders at delivery are more likely to ...Written By: Annie Lennon
OCT 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of common painkiller acetaminophen (APAP), also known as paracetamol and often sold as Tylenol, during pregnancy
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Since it's become quick and relatively inexpensive to sequence a human genome, researchers have gained unprecedented and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Concern about the use of acetaminophen (paracetamol or N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP)) during pregnancy has prompted a gr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 20, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
People who heavily used cannabis in their teens are more likely to have premature babies than those who did not use the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
Trials of COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson have suggested that the vaccines are safe for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
According to a 2020 study published in Cureus, autoimmune diseases are two times more prevalent in women than men, with
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
AUG 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Postpartum depression is a form of depression that occurs after childbirth. This form of depres
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
AUG 05, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Preterm births—when the baby is born fewer than 37 weeks gestational age—are very common. Experts estimate o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research suggests stressful physical and social events leave permenant lines on your teeth.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 02, 2021
Plants & Animals
Since March 2018, there have only been two northern white rhinos left on Earth. They live under armed guard 24 hours a d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2021
Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 27, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have examined the associations between cardiovascular problems before a pregnancy and complications during la
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research found that both pregnant and lactating people who receive the COVID-19 vaccine can pass antibodies to their
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Indiana University have found that mice exposed to cannabinoids while in the womb are less responsive to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though originally thought of as strictly a waste disposal system, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to have m
...
JUN 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic testing has shown that mutations in a gene called HUWE1 are connected to rare syndromes that cause developmental
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that zebrafish exposed to certain cannabinoids early in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 01, 2021
Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 18, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Expectant mothers may no longer have to be caught off guard—researchers have identified biomarkers in the blood th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This ©MPI for Biophysical Chemistry microscopy image shows a bovine egg after fertilization.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that babies born to mothers diagnosed with cannabis use disorders at delivery are more likely to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon