Jul 13 2010
Prenatal Exposure Can Shape Infants’ Health
Some types of early exposure to allergens could have a protective effect on children as they grow up.
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Jun 24 2010
Women’s Bodies Selective With Sperm
Sperm contains "signaling molecules" that activate immunity changes in a woman so her body accepts it.
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Jun 14 2010
Assisted Reproduction Boosts Deformity Risk
The rate of birth defects among children conceived with the help of assisted reproduction was twice as high as for those conceived without.
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Jun 10 2010
Neurotic Women Can Have Unhealthy Babies
A new study shows that personality can affect fertility and the health of your offspring.
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May 27 2010
Predators Pick Body Parts for Balanced Diet
Hunger pangs probably guide meat-eating animals, including humans, to choose certain body parts of their prey over others.
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May 26 2010
Food Worries Linked to Weight Gain, Problem Pregnancy
Women who worry about getting enough food are almost three times as likely to develop pregnancy-induced diabetes, researchers say.
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May 25 2010
Global Death Rates Dropping for Children Under 5
Global death rates are decreasing for young children, particularly in some regions of Latin America, north Africa and the Middle East.
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May 25 2010
9/11-Linked Miscarriages Suggest Boys More Vulnerable to Stress
The stress of 9/11 may have increased the number of miscarriages among women carrying male babies.
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May 13 2010
Touch Me, Thrill Me
A woman's touch can make you more likely to take risks, researchers say.
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May 11 2010
Healthy Mouth, Healthy Pregnancy?
Taking care of your teeth and gums was never more important -- it could affect the health of your unborn baby.
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