2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (797+ words) Endometriosis is a painful, debilitating condition affecting 10% of women worldwide. It occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (known as lesions) grows elsewhere in the body " usually within the pelvis. Treating endometriosis can be difficult. Usually, treatment…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (660+ words) Health risks posed by synthetic chemicals in our environment could potentially linger in our germline for generations. A single exposure to a fungicide called vinclozolin during pregnancy increased the chance of disease for 20 generations of rats, a recent study found....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1040+ words) Evolutionary theory has revolutionized the way we understand humans " yet more than a century after Darwin's ideas reshaped biology, the female form of our species remains largely a mystery. Compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, human women are…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (620+ words) Babies are exposed to many more 'forever chemicals' before they're born than previously thought, new research suggests, as the potential harms of these substances continue to be investigated. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used extensively in industry and…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (686+ words) Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that is characterized by psychosis, making it difficult for a person to tell what is real. It impacts about one per cent of the Canadian population and is linked to major health challenges,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (389+ words) Slightly over 3.6 million births have been reported through birth certificates, or about 24,000 fewer than in 2024. The decline seems to confirm predictions by some experts, who doubted a slight increase in births in 2024 marked the start of an upward trend. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (639+ words) Pregnancy loss remains common around the world. About 15 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, although the true number is likely much higher, since many pregnancies are lost before they are discovered. In a new study, researchers uncovered key information…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (668+ words) If you've been pregnant in the past few months, you may have faced a dilemma. You wake up with a fever, a pounding headache, or back pain " and then pause. Is it safe to take paracetamol? That hesitation isn't surprising....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (534+ words) Every human born on this planet is not entirely themselves. A tiny fraction of our cells " around one in a million " is actually not our own, but comes from our mothers. That means each of us has millions of cells…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (517+ words) Rates of gestational diabetes in the US increased unabated from 2016 to 2024, as revealed by a new study by Northwestern University researchers who drew on data from nearly 13 million first-time single-baby births. Paired with earlier research from 2011-2019, the findings suggest gestational…...