Pregnancy is often talked about as though it's a light switch. You're a regular person walking around and then a switch flips — presto, you're pregnant. The reality is more nuanced. "Sex ed really ...

University of South Florida medical researchers applied CRISPR technology to study the function of a very large human non-protein coding gene expressed only in placenta, stem cells and certain cancers ...

Researchers have discovered how a very large human non-protein coding gene regulates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) -- a process that contributes to placental implantation during early ...

This paper aims to critique the argument constructed by Anna Smajdor and Joona Räsänen that pregnancy is a disease. Their argument that pregnancy fits the features of disease they enumerate stems from ...

The fatigue and pangs of pregnancy have made many women feel older than their years. Now there’s new research that suggests pregnancy may, in fact, accelerate the aging process. Two new studies of ...

The list of sacrifices women make for their children just got longer, as a new study reveals that pregnancy can accelerate aging in young mothers. Research from the Columbia University Mailman School ...

Abnormal formation and growth of the placenta is considered an underlying cause of various pregnancy complications such as miscarriages, preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. Yet, much remains to ...

A pregnant woman was left distressed and embarrassed when the doctor she went to see about an abortion consulted her in the busy waiting room area of the c ...

A pregnant woman was left distressed and embarrassed when the doctor she went to see about an abortion consulted her in the ...

Sydney Sweeney revealed she had a full body cast made for her “Euphoria” pregnancy.sydneysweeney/Instagram Sydney Sweeney showed viewers the “insane” process of putting on her fake pregnancy belly for ...

The introduction of a stricter approval process for prescribing an anti-seizure drug that can cause birth defects when taken ...

Hans von Spakovsky is an authority on a wide range of issues—including civil rights, civil justice, the First Amendment, immigration. Immigration cases are civil rather than criminal proceedings, and ...