Tag: Pregnancy
When a mom feels depressed, her baby’s cells might feel it...
Benjamin W. Nelson, University of Oregon; Heidemarie Laurent, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Nick Allen, University of Oregon
An estimated 1 in 9 women...
Abortion freedom of speech battle heading to the Supreme Court
Robert A. Sedler, Wayne State University
Whether you’re for abortion or against – can the state force you to say anything about it? What about...
Why today’s teens aren’t in any hurry to grow up
Jean Twenge, San Diego State University
Teens aren’t what they used to be.
The teen pregnancy rate has reached an all-time low. Fewer teens are...
Using the placenta to understand how complex organs evolve
Considering how different they look from the outside, it might be surprising that all vertebrates – animals with a backbone – share...
I’m an OB-GYN Treating Women with Zika: This is What it’s...
Christine Curry, University of Miami
As a medical student, I remember reading books about the early days of the HIV epidemic and wondering what it...
A look inside the Czech Republic’s booming fertility holiday industry
Amy Speier, University of Texas Arlington
In 2008, a friend sent me a link to a Czech company called IVF Holiday. Clicking the link, I...
An artificial pancreas has just made giving birth safer for diabetic...
Joan Taylor, De Montfort University
Last week, a British diabetic women became the world’s first to complete a natural vaginal birth using an artificial pancreas....
Two covers, two culture shifts
Renee Cramer, Drake University
Sometimes, a picture can transform a culture.
Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover, which exploded across the country this week, certainly elicits comparisons...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
