Mothers experience major metabolic adaptations during pregnancy and lactation to support the development and growth of the new life.

Pregnancy and lactation trigger major physiological changes, including shifts in body temperature and environmental ...

A bird survey in a northern park of Australia turned into an essential rescue after rangers spotted a critically endangered sea creature trapped under driftwood.

Fielding-Miller, who researches infectious diseases and gender-based violence, along with some colleagues who do similar work ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid diagnostic test to identify pregnant women at elevated risk of transmitting ...

Health data from people raised during sugar rationing offers insights on chronic disease. It’s hard to escape the fruit ...

In people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing issues that can last a lifetime ...

Live Science reports that an international team of researchers has finally resolved the mystery surrounding a controversial ...

Researchers have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare for a second.

Scientists have discovered that oxytocin, commonly known as the "love hormone," may help pause early pregnancy by triggering ...

Pregnancy permanently lengthens the small intestine in mice, enhancing nutrient absorption for mother and offspring. Genetic ...