How does Zika virus replicate and transmit from mother to fetus?

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Sara LaJeunesse,Pennsylvania State UniversityResearchers found that Zika virus induces cells to create connections, called tunneling nanotubes, that may enable the virus to re

Updated on: March 30,2024

How does Zika virus replicate and transmit from mother to fetus?

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Sara LaJeunesse,Pennsylvania State UniversityResearchers found that Zika virus induces cells to create connections, called tunneling nanotubes, that may enable the virus to re

Updated on:March 30,2024

A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming

by Catherine Sweeney, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCicely Wilson's work doesn't end when she leaves her day job as a lactation consultant, doula and child care expert.Wilson

Updated on: January 16,2024

A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming

by Catherine Sweeney, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCicely Wilson's work doesn't end when she leaves her day job as a lactation consultant, doula and child care expert.Wilson

Updated on:January 16,2024

Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesA woman holds the dapivirine vaginal ring. Credit: Andrew Loxley, the International Partnership for MicrobicidesIn an open-label study

Updated on: May 13,2024

Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesA woman holds the dapivirine vaginal ring. Credit: Andrew Loxley, the International Partnership for MicrobicidesIn an open-label study

Updated on:May 13,2024

New survey examines status of abortion laws in Texas, California, Arizona

by Sally Strong,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its landmark Dobbs decision, the U.S. stepped away fro

Updated on: February 18,2024

New survey examines status of abortion laws in Texas, California, Arizona

by Sally Strong,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the year since the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its landmark Dobbs decision, the U.S. stepped away fro

Updated on:February 18,2024

No, stress won't dry up your milk. How to keep breastfeeding your baby in an emergency

by Karleen Gribble, Michelle Hamrosi and Nina Jane Chad,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBushfirescurrently burningin Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania bring into sharp

Updated on: January 17,2024

No, stress won't dry up your milk. How to keep breastfeeding your baby in an emergency

by Karleen Gribble, Michelle Hamrosi and Nina Jane Chad,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBushfirescurrently burningin Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania bring into sharp

Updated on:January 17,2024

Study finds racial disparities in pregnancy rates for kidney transplant recipients

by Bill Bangert,University of CincinnatiSilvi Shah. Credit: University of CincinnatiAmong women who are kidney transplant recipients, Hispanic women have a higher likelihood of pregnancy than wh

Updated on: May 27,2024

Study finds racial disparities in pregnancy rates for kidney transplant recipients

by Bill Bangert,University of CincinnatiSilvi Shah. Credit: University of CincinnatiAmong women who are kidney transplant recipients, Hispanic women have a higher likelihood of pregnancy than wh

Updated on:May 27,2024

Research finds simple urine test allows for rapid diagnosis of preeclampsia

by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterDr. Kara Rood speaks with a pregnant woman during a prenatal visit at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Rood led a study to develop

Updated on: May 31,2024

Research finds simple urine test allows for rapid diagnosis of preeclampsia

by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterDr. Kara Rood speaks with a pregnant woman during a prenatal visit at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Rood led a study to develop

Updated on:May 31,2024

UK study reveals ethnic differences in obstetric anesthesia care

by AAGBICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inAnaesthesiashows that Black pregnant women in the UK are much more likely than white women to be given general anesthesia

Updated on: March 02,2024

UK study reveals ethnic differences in obstetric anesthesia care

by AAGBICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research published inAnaesthesiashows that Black pregnant women in the UK are much more likely than white women to be given general anesthesia

Updated on:March 02,2024

Prenatal exposure to acid-suppressive meds not linked to allergic disease

by Elana GotkinePrenatal exposure to acid-suppressive medications (ASMs) seems not to be associated with allergic diseases in offspring, according to a study published online Jan. 9 inJAMA Pedia

Updated on: March 06,2024

Prenatal exposure to acid-suppressive meds not linked to allergic disease

by Elana GotkinePrenatal exposure to acid-suppressive medications (ASMs) seems not to be associated with allergic diseases in offspring, according to a study published online Jan. 9 inJAMA Pedia

Updated on:March 06,2024

Availability of Down syndrome-related pregnancy termination decreases the number of births with Down syndrome

by McKenzie Ridings,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Massachusetts General HospitalResearchers from Mass General for Children and colleagues have learned more about the effect of selective

Updated on: March 09,2024

Availability of Down syndrome-related pregnancy termination decreases the number of births with Down syndrome

by McKenzie Ridings,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Massachusetts General HospitalResearchers from Mass General for Children and colleagues have learned more about the effect of selective

Updated on:March 09,2024