Like the hands that pull the strings at a marionette puppet show, our resident microbes influence the day-to-day running of virtually all of our biological systems. For instance, host-microbe ...

A new study illuminates how a gene called HAND2 may have a hand in the timing of human labor. We don't know why humans go into labor. It's a basic aspect of human biology that we just don't know the ...

A common pressure point for expectant mothers is the fear of preterm birth (delivery before 37 weeks) and the pervasive ...

This modest character-driven dramedy — the first release from Pine's new Barry Linen Motion Pictures shingle — is unintentionally timely. You’d be forgiven for not being inclined to laugh at anything ...

If you're expecting soon, there's a chance you may have Googled ways to make labor easier. Taking a birthing class, aromatherapy and relaxation breathing have all been touted to help women prepare for ...