WASHINGTON - Doctors should recommend low to moderate levels of exercise to pregnant women because it can strengthen and improve overall musculoskeletal and physiologic health as well as pregnancy related symptoms, according to a review article.
WASHINGTON - Yale University scientists have developed what they call a “gas gauge” that can help measure the volume of the placenta, and prevent pregnancy loss.
WASHINGTON - Women who are pregnant have a higher incidence of insufficient amniotic fluid levels (oligohydramnios) in summer months due to dehydration, reveals a new study.
WASHINGTON - Teenage mothers suffer a lot of psychological stress in their lives, however, a new research has shown that the distress comes before the pregnancy, not because of it.
Researchers: Zimbabwe’s crisis driving HIV decline
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Fewer Zimbabweans are getting infected with AIDS, and researchers speculate it’s due in part to a battered economy that’s leaving men short of money to be sugar daddies and keep mistresses.
WASHINGTON - Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that reducing levels of a key enzyme in the brain could decrease appetites and increase energy levels.
WASHINGTON - An Indian American researcher has identified a potential bio-mechanism that could explain why oral contraceptives seem to fail in preventing pregnancy among obese women.
$20M grant for UAMS links with 60-school effort
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A $20 million research grant announced by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Tuesday is the largest the medical school has received and, according to the UAMS chancellor, its most important.
Mum’s who gain weight during pregnancy puts daughter at higher obesity risk
Mother’s stress level can damage unborn baby’s brain
