The risk of having a heart attack while pregnant, giving birth, or during the two months after delivery, continues to
Heart attack risk on the rise for pregnant women and death rate remains high
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Parental chromosomes kept apart during embryo’s first division: Scientists show that mammalian life begins differently than we thought
It was long thought that during an embryo’s first cell division, one spindle is responsible for segregating the embryo’s chromosomes
First-trimester screening of pregnant women for elevated bacteria levels in urine
First-trimester screening of pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria — higher than normal bacteria levels without symptoms of a bladder infection
Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy does not increase symptoms of attention-deficit
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may not be associated with an increased risk of attention-deficit and hyperactivity symptoms in
Not junk: ‘Jumping gene’ is critical for early embryo: Gene that makes up a fifth of the human genome is not a parasite, but key to the first stages of embryonic development
A so-called “jumping gene” that researchers long considered either genetic junk or a pernicious parasite is actually a critical regulator
Exposure to smoking before and after birth linked to hearing impairment in toddlers
Exposure to tobacco smoke prenatally and postnatally was associated with hearing impairment in a Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology study of
You are what your mother eats: Researchers define molecular basis to explain link between a pregnant mother’s nutrition and infant growth
For years, pregnant mothers have questioned their nutritional habits: “Will eating more cause my baby to be overweight?” Or, “I’m
Early life trauma in men associated with reduced levels of sperm microRNAs: In mice, the same changes to sperm miRNAs occur and are transmitted to the next generation
Exposure to early life trauma can lead to poor physical and mental health in some individuals, which can be passed
Very obese women should lose weight during pregnancy for a healthy baby: Current recommendations should be changed for underweight and very obese women
Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to have a healthy baby, contrary to current recommendations,
Key protein in sperm tail assembly identified
The group led by ICREA Research Professor Cayetano Gonzalez at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), in collaboration