House move during early pregnancy linked to heightened premature birth risk
Moving to a new residence during the first three months of pregnancy is linked to a heightened risk of premature …
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Incidence rates of aggressive subtypes of uterine cancer rising, study shows
New findings from a study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, …
Gestational diabetes in India and Sweden
Indian women are younger and leaner than Swedish women when they develop gestational diabetes, a new study from Lund University …
Infants exposed to corticosteroids in utero are smaller at birth
Infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroid therapy (ACT) to accelerate lung maturation have a clinically significant reduction in birth size, according …
Penis development needs more than just testes and testosterone: ‘Backdoor’ pathway to masculinity involves androsterone from multiple tissues, including the placenta
Proper development of the fetal penis requires not just testosterone from the testes, but a second hormone produced by other …
Sexing ancient cremated human remains is possible through skeletal measurements: Anatomical variation in cremated bones correlates strongly with sex indicated by gendered grave goods
Ancient cremated human remains, despite being deformed, still retain sexually diagnostic physical features, according to a study released January 30, …