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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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APR 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 LennonMAR 16, 2021Cancer
A concerning new study suggests that exposure during pregnancy to low doses of a common chemical preservative called pro ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Preterm birth is when a baby is born before the 37th week of pregnancy. The liver, lungs & brain undergo a crucial devel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2021Cancer
New research reported in the February issue of the journal Toxicological Sciences suggests that brominated flame re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that cannabis use is linked to a reduced chance of getting pregnant among women with a history of ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Spina bifida is a birth defect that happens when the spinal cord of a developing infant doesn't form correctly, because ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, shows that fetal exposure to antibiotics in mid to late pregn ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have created a diagnostic test that can identify as many as one-fifth of potential autism spectrum disord ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Health & Medicine
Some people find that pot can give their sex life a boost. But if you’re planning opt make a baby using cannabis m ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 06, 2021Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 28, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Rutgers University have found that prenatal exposure to metals, including lead, arsenic, cobalt, and ni ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 21, 2020Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a chip-based test that can determine pregnancy outcomes after the signs of a possible miscarr ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
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
MAR 16, 2021
Cancer
A concerning new study suggests that exposure during pregnancy to low doses of a common chemical preservative called pro
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Preterm birth is when a baby is born before the 37th week of pregnancy. The liver, lungs & brain undergo a crucial devel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Cancer
New research reported in the February issue of the journal Toxicological Sciences suggests that brominated flame re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that cannabis use is linked to a reduced chance of getting pregnant among women with a history of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Spina bifida is a birth defect that happens when the spinal cord of a developing infant doesn't form correctly, because
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, shows that fetal exposure to antibiotics in mid to late pregn
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have created a diagnostic test that can identify as many as one-fifth of potential autism spectrum disord
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
Some people find that pot can give their sex life a boost. But if you’re planning opt make a baby using cannabis m
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Rutgers University have found that prenatal exposure to metals, including lead, arsenic, cobalt, and ni
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick, portable, and ultrasensitive—a new smartphone test for COVID-19 checks all the boxes needed to get a handle
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 21, 2020
Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a chip-based test that can determine pregnancy outcomes after the signs of a possible miscarr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes