6 July 2023
We know that genetic factors play the largest role in the risk of developing schizophrenia, but few of the genes involved have been identified. Now researchers have found relevant mutations that occur in embryos
3 July 2023
The US has seen a sharp rise in deaths during or within one year after pregnancy, with Native American and Black populations at the highest risk
8 June 2023
A hormone called GDF15 has been identified as the cause of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, which should lead to ways to prevent and treat the most severe cases
21 April 2023
Your biological age - a measure based on markers on your DNA, rather than your number of birthdays - can rise and fall in relation to stressful events
7 March 2023
A large study of infants shows that getting a covid-19 vaccination while pregnant can significantly reduce your child's infection risk two months after birth
30 November 2022
A gel that has prevented almost all of 1 billion sperm getting past the cervix in sheep could become an alternative to hormonal birth control methods but without the side effects
30 June 2022
A new insight into why some IVF embryos go into "developmental arrest" could help researchers create treatments that coax them into growing normally
9 June 2022
In a small study, babies born to women who caught covid-19 while pregnant had a 6 per cent chance of a developmental delay diagnosis by 1 year of age, compared with a 3 per cent chance among babies whose mothers weren't infected
