In many cultures, the placenta is more than tissue left over after birth. It may be understood as spiritually linked to the baby, treated as a companion or sibling, and buried to protect the child or connect them to family ...
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An MUSC research team reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that contribute to fetal brain inflammation and preterm birth, the latter ...
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When I was landing at the Aspen airport a few weeks ago for a panel, the wing outside my window looked like it was going to fly off the plane. One of the reasons I knew it wouldn't is because the aerospace industry de-risks ...
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The ancient wandering womb theory suggested that many ailments in women were caused by the uterus becoming dislodged and roaming the body in search of moisture.
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Research has shown the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in the diagnosis of conditions, like endometriosis, but what happens if the modeling is incorrect?
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Endometriosis is a common chronic inflammatory condition that affects an estimated one in ten people assigned female at birth. The condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow elsewhere—including on ...
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Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.
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Medieval doctors saw fertility as having a cutoff point rather than slowly declining with age, ancient medical texts show.
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Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.
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