10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (865+ words) Ant parenting may have evolved from the same brain systems that once controlled hunger. Researchers found that two chemical signals push clonal raider ants toward either caring for larvae or leaving to forage, with the balance changing as the ants…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (875+ words) Researchers at USC have uncovered nine additional genes associated with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), the most severe form of pregnancy sickness. Six of those genes had never before been connected to the condition. The same research team previously identified the hormone-producing…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (524+ words) A second pregnancy changes the brain in ways that are both familiar and distinct from a first pregnancy, according to new research from Amsterdam UMC published in Nature Communications. Building on earlier work showing that a first pregnancy reshapes the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (536+ words) Just for teens. Read articles about teenage pregnancy, contraception methods, and other teen health and sexuality issues. Also find new research and information on adolescent development....

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (688+ words) Successful childbirth depends on the uterus producing steady, well-organized contractions that move the baby safely through delivery. Hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin play a major role in controlling this process. For years, however, researchers have also suspected that physical…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (486+ words) UCLA researchers have uncovered a link between "morning sickness" symptoms and the body's natural, but complex, inflammatory response to biological and bodily changes during pregnancy. According to the National Institutes of Health, up to 80% of early-stage pregnant mothers experience some…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (305+ words) Researchers Dr. Adrienne Chan and Professor Ian Wong of Aston University examined how antiseizure medications are used around the world. Growing Access to Seizure Medicines and New Safety Concerns A study conducted with support from the World Health Organization has…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (608+ words) Over the last 70 years, hydralazine has been an indispensable tool in medicine -- a front-line defense against life-threatening high blood pressure, especially during pregnancy. But despite its essential role, a fundamental mystery has persisted: no one knew its "mechanism of action…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (367+ words) New research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society suggests that a father's nicotine exposure could influence how his offspring process sugar. In a mouse study, scientists found that paternal nicotine intake led to metabolic changes in the next…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (345+ words) Receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine shortly before or at any point during pregnancy is not linked to autism or other developmental disorders in children, according to research presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting. The findings provide…...