Study demonstrates how gut microbes process steroids—using flatulence

by Stephanie Dutchen,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.005It turns out flatulence can serve a purpose beyond being uncomfortable or funny: Gas rele

Updated on: May 30,2024

Study demonstrates how gut microbes process steroids—using flatulence

by Stephanie Dutchen,Harvard Medical SchoolCredit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.05.005It turns out flatulence can serve a purpose beyond being uncomfortable or funny: Gas rele

Updated on:May 30,2024

Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Darren Lewis/public domainTaking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, accordi

Updated on: March 05,2024

Daily folic acid supplement may reduce risk of gestational diabetes

by National Institutes of HealthCredit: Darren Lewis/public domainTaking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, accordi

Updated on:March 05,2024

Study finds men's antidepressant use doesn't negatively impact IVF success

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success

Updated on: January 15,2024

Study finds men's antidepressant use doesn't negatively impact IVF success

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success

Updated on:January 15,2024

Evidence backs women's choice on where to have their babies

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labour and birth in a planned birth centre birth compared to a planned hospit

Updated on: April 29,2024

Evidence backs women's choice on where to have their babies

by University of Technology, SydneyCredit: CC0 Public DomainHealthy women have more than twice the chance of a normal labour and birth in a planned birth centre birth compared to a planned hospit

Updated on:April 29,2024

Study shows magnesium sulfate reduces risk of cerebral palsy and death for very preterm babies

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Kristina Paukshtite from PexelsAn international research collaboration conducting a comprehensive review of studies from acros

Updated on: June 15,2024

Study shows magnesium sulfate reduces risk of cerebral palsy and death for very preterm babies

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: Kristina Paukshtite from PexelsAn international research collaboration conducting a comprehensive review of studies from acros

Updated on:June 15,2024

Health care reforms to support Aboriginal expectant mothers

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExploring cultural reforms to help improve health outcomes for Aboriginal mothers and their babies is the focus of new research from Flinde

Updated on: May 09,2024

Health care reforms to support Aboriginal expectant mothers

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExploring cultural reforms to help improve health outcomes for Aboriginal mothers and their babies is the focus of new research from Flinde

Updated on:May 09,2024

Most people giving birth in the US have poor heart health prior to pregnancy

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly about 40% of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2019 had good heart health prior to their pregnancy with excess weight being the major

Updated on: April 07,2024

Most people giving birth in the US have poor heart health prior to pregnancy

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnly about 40% of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2019 had good heart health prior to their pregnancy with excess weight being the major

Updated on:April 07,2024

U.S.-born Black women at higher risk of preeclampsia than Black immigrants

by American Heart AssociationHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaBlack women born in the United States

Updated on: May 05,2024

U.S.-born Black women at higher risk of preeclampsia than Black immigrants

by American Heart AssociationHigh magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: WikipediaBlack women born in the United States

Updated on:May 05,2024

New study finds gaps in maternal immunization data sets

byUniversity of CanterburyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by a University of Canterbury geospatial and population health expert has uncovered gaps in nationwide data that tracks mat

Updated on: January 19,2024

New study finds gaps in maternal immunization data sets

byUniversity of CanterburyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by a University of Canterbury geospatial and population health expert has uncovered gaps in nationwide data that tracks mat

Updated on:January 19,2024

Too much sodium, not enough vitamins and minerals in diets of pregnant women

by Matthew Oates,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that many pregnant women are not getting the proper amounts of some vitamins and minerals, even with supplements,

Updated on: April 18,2024

Too much sodium, not enough vitamins and minerals in diets of pregnant women

by Matthew Oates,Purdue UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that many pregnant women are not getting the proper amounts of some vitamins and minerals, even with supplements,

Updated on:April 18,2024