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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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AUG 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 LennonAPR 21, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Berkeley researchers have created the next generation of deep tissue oxygen sensors: A tiny, wireless device that ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 20, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the University of Granada used hair samples to monitor cortisol in a cohort of over 100 pregnant women a ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Duke University scientists have created a highly sensitive Ebola virus portable diagnostic device, 1000 times more sensi ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 13, 2021Microbiology
The term TORCH pathogens refers to a group of viruses including Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
New variants of the coronaviruses have emerged over the course of the pandemic through the natural evolutionary process ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 05, 2021Health & Medicine
April is autism awareness month (April 2 was autism awareness day), during which people are encouraged to learn more abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Health & Medicine
The effect on babies whose mothers consume cannabis while they are in the womb or breastfeeding is inconsistent and not ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAR 23, 2021Microbiology
Recent work has shown that SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that are carried by a pregnant woman can cross the placenta and reach t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Health & Medicine
A pregnant woman infected with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 passed the virus on to her unborn child through the placent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists now have a new way to investigate the processes underlying human development, diseases that may arise during ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from Ohio State University have found that the stress response works in unexpected ways in pregnant mice. Th ...Written By: Annie Lennon
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
APR 21, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Berkeley researchers have created the next generation of deep tissue oxygen sensors: A tiny, wireless device that
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 20, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the University of Granada used hair samples to monitor cortisol in a cohort of over 100 pregnant women a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Duke University scientists have created a highly sensitive Ebola virus portable diagnostic device, 1000 times more sensi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 13, 2021
Microbiology
The term TORCH pathogens refers to a group of viruses including Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
New variants of the coronaviruses have emerged over the course of the pandemic through the natural evolutionary process
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
April is autism awareness month (April 2 was autism awareness day), during which people are encouraged to learn more abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
The effect on babies whose mothers consume cannabis while they are in the womb or breastfeeding is inconsistent and not
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAR 23, 2021
Microbiology
Recent work has shown that SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that are carried by a pregnant woman can cross the placenta and reach t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Health & Medicine
A pregnant woman infected with the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 passed the virus on to her unborn child through the placent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists now have a new way to investigate the processes underlying human development, diseases that may arise during
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Ohio State University have found that the stress response works in unexpected ways in pregnant mice. Th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon