Mom's good heart health lowers risk of baby's developmental delays
Want to give your baby the best start in life? Then tend to your heart health, both prior to and during pregnancy, a new study says.
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Toward the responsible conduct of human fetal tissue research in Japan
Human fetal tissue research has contributed to advances in developmental biology, the study of congenital diseases, regenerative medicine and vaccine development. As it involves fetal tissue obtained following induced abortion, such research must be conducted with the utmost care
Study finds psychological and urogenital menopause symptoms similar regardless of timing o
There has been a lot of discussion about how the age at menopause can affect menopause symptoms. A new study compared the prevalence and severity of menopause symptoms in women experiencing menopause around the average age of 51 years and those with premature ovarian insufficienc
Dementia could cost US $818 billion in 2026, with unpaid care driving burden
A new USC-led study finds Alzheimer's disease and related dementias will cost the United States an estimated $818 billion this year, driven largely by often-overlooked costs to persons living with dementia and family and friends providing their care.
Six-month results confirm feasibility and early success of first in-human combined bladder
The first-in-human fully vascularized bladder graft transplanted with a kidney has reached a promising six-month milestone, according to a new feasibility study published in The Lancet. The procedure, performed in May 2025, demonstrated technical feasibility and early functional
Tourist hotspots could be creating new routes for parasite transmission
Researchers from the University of Lincoln have contributed to an international study examining how interactions between people, free-roaming dogs and wildlife at urban tourist destinations may create opportunities for parasite transmission.
Immunotherapy may temporarily restore fertility in patients of premature menopause
A pilot study from Karolinska Institutet shows that immunotherapy may enable the stimulation of egg maturation in women with autoimmune POI (premature ovarian insufficiency)—a condition that usually leads to infertility. Three out of 10 women gave birth to healthy babies followin
Age limits alone won't fix smartphone risks, suggests study
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, found that a year after receiving their first smartphone at age 13, teens at 14 who spent signi
Robust colorectal cancer signature identified in large-scale microbiome study
Researchers have long suspected that the gut microbiome—the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the intestine—is closely linked to colorectal cancer. In a new study published in Cell Host & Microbe, an international group of researchers from the Mi-EOCRC cons
Social media use linked to poorer mental health in older Canadians, study finds
Different digital communication tools are associated with mental health in different ways among older adults in Canada, according to a new study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Hossam Ali-Hassan of York University, Canada, and colleagues.
Declining global acceptability of intimate partner violence tied to declining prevalence
A study of more than 60 countries shows those with faster declines in the social acceptability of intimate partner violence against women also tend to have had faster reductions in rates of such violence, as well as faster human development improvements. Irina Vartanova of the In
Aging reshapes the ovary long before reproductive function ends
Aging affects every organ in the body, yet we still know little about how the ovary changes over time. In a new study published in Nature Aging, Yale researchers created one of the most detailed maps of the aging ovary to date, examining how its cellular organization changes acro