Mouse study shows exercise during pregnancy improves heart health of future generations
Exercising during pregnancy doesn't just benefit moms—it may also give their babies a head start on their heart health after birth, according to a study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
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Patients interested in learning about preeclampsia risk, shows study
The majority of childbearing-age people would value predictive testing for preeclampsia and report they would act on this information, according to a study published online March 13 in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
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SCOTUS appears skeptical of arguments to curb abortion pill access
Following oral arguments presented on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court looked poised to rebuff a legal challenge to women's access to the abortion pill.
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New Planned Parenthood leader says real issue is fairness, health equity
Ruth Richardson waited near the Iowa capitol's grand staircase, just outside the limelight. At the podium nearby, abortion-rights supporters railed against the state's conservative swing on abortion following the overturning ...
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US Supreme Court skeptical of restrictions on abortion pill
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared poised to reject restrictions imposed by a lower court on an abortion pill widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies.
Mar 26, 2024
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Use of medication abortion rose after Dobbs decision
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine nationwide access to the abortion pill, a new study finds requests for the medication made outside the traditional health care system ...
Mar 26, 2024
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US Supreme Court weighs restrictions on abortion pill
The Supreme Court on Tuesday was weighing restrictions imposed by a lower court on the drug that is most widely used in the United States to terminate pregnancies.
Mar 26, 2024
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Team finds that chlorogenic acid prevents ovariectomized-induced bone loss
A new research paper titled "Chlorogenic acid prevents ovariectomized-induced bone loss by facilitating osteoblast functions and suppressing osteoclast formation" has been published in Aging.
Mar 26, 2024
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How national political ambition could fuel, or fail, initiatives to protect abortion rights in states
In early February, abortion rights supporters gathered to change Missouri history at the Pageant—a storied club where rock 'n' roll revolutionary Chuck Berry often had played: They launched a signature-gathering campaign ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Does pregnancy accelerate aging? Study suggests that it does, at first
New research from the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) published in Cell Metabolism suggests that pregnancy accelerates aging, but with an important caveat—there appears to be significant reversal of this effect in the postpartum ...
Mar 25, 2024
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There's only one syphilis medication for pregnant people and the supply is running out
The government has a role to play in solving the shortage of the only medication that can treat syphilis in pregnant people, Northeastern University experts say.
Mar 25, 2024
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Pre-pregnancy risk factors are common among women of reproductive age
Researchers want to improve the recording of pregnancy risk factors in GP medical records for their women patients after a Monash University-led audit found a concerning number were at risk.
Mar 25, 2024
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Factors that contribute to differences in cervical cancer screening in rural and urban community health centers
In the United States, community health centers (CHCs) mainly serve historically marginalized populations. New research reveals that both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, females receiving care at rural CHCs were less ...
Mar 25, 2024
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In abortion pill case, US high court may undermine drug regulator
If the US Supreme Court, which on Tuesday hears a sensitive case on the availability of abortion pills, ultimately decides to restrict their access, it will impinge on the scientific authority of the federal Food and Drug ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.
Mar 24, 2024
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Autism risk may rise with in utero exposure to antiseizure meds
The incidence of autism spectrum disorder is higher among children exposed to topiramate in the second half of pregnancy compared with the general population of children without exposure to antiseizure medications in utero, ...
Mar 24, 2024
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Researchers uncover protein interactions controlling fertility in female mice
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shed light on the proteins controlling the development of ovaries in mice before and after birth. This could lead to a better understanding of how female infertility develops.
Mar 22, 2024
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Risk of adverse pre-eclampsia outcomes accurately identified through new AI model
A potentially lifesaving model for identifying maternal risk in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia has been developed by researchers.
Mar 22, 2024
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