Maternal cannabis use may expose infants to harmful compounds through breast milk
Infants whose mothers smoked cannabis while breastfeeding had volatile organic compounds in their urine, a recent study shows.
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Lactation drug could reduce breast cancer risk after childbirth, study suggests
An international team of scientists has found that a lactation drug could reduce the risk of breast cancer in mothers after childbirth. Cabergoline, a medication used to stop milk production after pregnancy loss or when breastfeeding ...
Oct 15, 2026
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AI could help predict which HPV infections progress to cancer
For several decades, researchers have sought to identify biomarkers capable of accurately predicting the outcome of an infection with a high-risk oncogenic HPV type. Despite significant advances, no viral, immune-related ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Menopause is a biological transition that's become a lucrative consumer business
Long relegated to the private sphere, menopause is now the focus of unprecedented attention both in the media and commercially, with a market value of 535 billion euros ($600 billion). The number of books, podcasts, documentaries, ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Calls for better support on pregnancy and infant loss remembrance day
Losing a baby is devastating. Yet for almost 6 in 10 women psychological support never comes, says Southern Cross University Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer Dr Julia Marsden. Oct. 15 marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance ...
Oct 15, 2026
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Global guidelines needed to address inequities in endometriosis care
Adolescents, gender-diverse people and those with lived experience are underrepresented in endometriosis guidelines worldwide, a University of Queensland study has found.
Oct 15, 2026
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Ovaries remain active decades after menopause, study reveals
Contrary to popular belief, the postmenopausal ovary is not defunct. In a new study of ovaries from 28 women, scientists at Northwestern University and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging found that in the decades well ...
Oct 14, 2026
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Maternal vaccination helps protect newborns from deadly bacterial bloodstream infections, mouse study suggests
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that a vaccine given to pregnant mice protected their newborn pups from a severe bloodstream infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, a dangerous ...
Oct 14, 2026
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Why autoantibodies may be linked to preterm birth risk in some women
A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but for about 1 in 10 pregnant women labor begins too soon. Premature or preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths worldwide. Yet doctors have struggled to understand why preterm ...
Oct 14, 2026
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Placental protein may offer clues to early brain development
The placenta, the temporary organ that forms during pregnancy to carry oxygen and nutrients from mother to baby, is vital to healthy gestation, yet it remains understudied. While its function and purpose are well established, ...
Oct 14, 2026
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