Study: People With Depression Are Less Likely To Have Children
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women are at an increased risk for depression during their childbearing…
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Accidental Awareness (Temporary Consciousness) More Frequent Than Expected During Obstetric Surgery
Accidental awareness occurs when a patient is temporarily conscious during a general anesthetic and can remember things that happened during surgery, perhaps feeling pain or…
Yale Researchers Reveal Genes Behind Aggressive Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers
Researchers from Yale University have defined the genetic landscape of rare, highly aggressive tumors called carcinosarcomas, pointing the way to possible new treatments. The findings…
Researchers Find Clues to Preventing Weight Gain
A new study from Yale University shows that when the researchers blocked the effects of the nuclear receptor PPARgamma in a small number of brain…
Researchers Discover Autism Risk in Abnormal Placentas
Scientists from the Yale School of Medicine, with research collaborators at the MIND Institute, have found that abnormal placental folds and abnormal cell growths called…
Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Lung Disorders in Premature Babies
While working with mice, researchers discovered key molecules that switch on stress pathways in preterm lung disorders and potential new drug targets to treat or…
Generational Conflict Between Unrelated Childbearing Women Affects the Child’s Survival
Menopause affects humans, pilot whales and killer whales. These are the only organisms on Earth that stop being able to reproduce long before their lifespan…
Stem Cells Discovered in Ovaries May Yield More Eggs
A new study suggests that the stem cells located in human ovaries might be able to produce new eggs. The findings were published in the…