Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells at the mother-baby boundary have been working together for over 100 million ...

A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state.

The coiled structure of the umbilical cord – the vital link between a baby and its mother during pregnancy – plays an ...

Microplastics have been found in human bones and bone marrow, damaging stem cells and potentially increasing inflammation, ...