The placenta is essential for a healthy pregnancy, but the earliest steps of its formation have been hidden from scientific view. Now Columbia researchers led by Mijo Simunovic have created lab-grown organoids that reconstruct ...
Nov 10, 2026
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Hoag researchers have discovered a molecular warning signal in the blood that identifies serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC), an early, precancerous stage of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). This advance ...
Nov 10, 2026
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A new study has found nearly 3 out of 4 couples with unexplained infertility had a baby within two years of starting treatment, whether they received in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intrauterine insemination (IUI). While ...
Nov 9, 2026
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Research using stem cell-derived models of early human development suggests that PFOS, a persistent substance belonging to the PFAS group, can interfere with processes critical for early germ cell and embryonic development. ...
Nov 13, 2026
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A continuous, personalized mobile health (mHealth) coaching program can significantly reduce gestational diabetes incidence among high-risk pregnant women, independent of changes to maternal weight—according to an international ...
Nov 12, 2026
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Biomedical engineers at Florida International University have built a portable imaging device designed to detect early signs of preterm labor risk in about five seconds. The system, called PPRIM (Portable Preterm Imaging), ...
Nov 11, 2026
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a common mood disorder associated with the menstrual cycle. A new study published in Nature Communications shows that PMDD does not follow any universal pattern and that there are ...
Nov 10, 2026
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They're the blockbuster drugs transforming weight loss, helping millions of people to shed unwanted kilograms. But while medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy may also improve women's chances of becoming pregnant, what happens ...
Nov 10, 2026
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In a new thesis, Mattias Hammarström studied whether lower doses of tamoxifen and also its active metabolite endoxifen for direct administration, as a preventive medication could reduce side effects while still affecting ...
Nov 9, 2026
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Severe early-onset preeclampsia has confounded doctors for more than 2,000 years. It can strike as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy, sending blood pressure soaring and putting both the mother and baby at risk.
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