The research published today (Monday 16 September) in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology examined whether there…
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Scientists find clue to ‘maternal instinct’
Oxytocin is widely referred to as the love hormone and plays an important role in…
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Why does it take 200 million sperm to fertilize a single egg? One reason is…
View More Sperm may offer the uterus a ‘secret handshake’: Researchers discover endometrial receptor that can recognize sperm moleculeThe Lancet Global Health: 1 in 7 babies worldwide born with a low birthweight
More than 20 million babies were born with a low birthweight (less than 2500g; 5.5…
View More The Lancet Global Health: 1 in 7 babies worldwide born with a low birthweightInflammation inhibitor blocks neurodevelopmental disorders in mouse model
Work published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows…
View More Inflammation inhibitor blocks neurodevelopmental disorders in mouse modelGallbladder removal operation during pregnancy associated with adverse maternal outcomes
Pregnant women produce extra progesterone, which puts them at greater risk for gallstones. When the…
View More Gallbladder removal operation during pregnancy associated with adverse maternal outcomesMother’s age, race, weight affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy: Hormones in early development play a key role in human health and disease risk
Hormone concentrations during early fetal development — that may affect the child’s development and increase…
View More Mother’s age, race, weight affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy: Hormones in early development play a key role in human health and disease riskHuman mutation rate has slowed recently
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, and Copenhagen Zoo have discovered that the human mutation rate…
View More Human mutation rate has slowed recently