Hormones are substances that act on our body in nanograms, which is one-tenth of a millionth of a new feather. In particular, ...

A recent study conducted in mice suggests that specific beneficial bacteria in a pregnant mother’s gut could support healthy ...

Vitamin D during pregnancy improves children's bone strength at age seven, according to a UK study. The MAVIDOS research ...

A study of children exposed to maternal COVID-19 before birth found no adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes by 2 years and a ...

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests.

New research from Nationwide Children's Hospital indicates that prenatal exposure to cannabis is linked with poorer cognitive ...

Smajdor and Rasanen (2024) argue that pregnant women are routinely denied appropriate treatment because pregnancy is seen as ...

The menopause describes the end of a woman's reproductive years, and normally happens around the age of 51. The lead-up to ...

Experts say that healthy lifestyle behaviours, coupled with screening, education and medication to lower the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke, could stop a first stroke.

Being born preterm could have lasting effects that extend into adulthood, impacting a person’s income and chances of ...

Nearly 16% of American adults -- that's close to 1 in 6 -- now has diabetes, according to the latest data from the U.S.

New findings cast some doubt on the notion that there's a direct link between education and the health of the aging brain.