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Scientists watch evolution in action

(PhysOrg.com) -- The yellow-bellied three-toed skink (Saiphos equalis) is one of only three reptiles known to have different methods of reproduction in different places. In the coastal areas of New South ...

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (29) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Early whales gave birth on land, fossil find reveals (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two newly described fossil whales---a pregnant female and a male of the same species--reveal how primitive whales gave birth and provide new insights into how whales made the transition from ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 2

'Pregnant plesiosaur' examined

A paper to be published on August 12, 2011 in Science reveals that Dr. F. Robin O'Keefe of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. and Dr. Luis Chiappe, Director of the Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Institute, have d ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oldest pregnant lizard fossil discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper published in Naturwissenschaft reveals a fossil from 120 million years ago that proves that some lizards were not laying eggs but rather giving birth to live y ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Clues to pregnancy-associated breast cancer found

Expression of inflammatory-related genes in breast tissue of women who have previously given birth may explain the aggressiveness and frequency of pregnancy-associated breast cancer, according to new research at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anxious pregnant women are more likely to have asthmatic children

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women who are stressed, particularly late in pregnancy, have an increased risk of their child going on to develop asthma, according to the latest research from Children of the 90s.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mothers abused during childhood at risk for having low birth weight babies

Mothers who were maltreated as children have increased risk for giving birth to low birth weight babies. The findings, by researchers at the University of Washington, are the first to show that maternal maltreatment can affect ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple childbirth linked to increased risk of rare, aggressive 'triple-negative' breast cancer

Full-term pregnancy has long been associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but a new study finds that the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of "triple-negative" breast cancer, a relatively uncommon ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

During pregnancy, minority women have higher depression risk

A new study finds that African-American and Asian/Pacific Islander women have double the risk that others do of becoming depressed before giving birth, after adjusting for socioeconomic risk factors.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swedish model slashes multiple-birth risk in IVF pregnancies

Swedish doctors on Monday presented a new method they said dramatically reduces the risk of multiple births from in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) without affecting chances of having a baby.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: No higher mental health risk after abortion

(AP) -- Having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does, one of the largest studies to compare the aftermath of both decisions suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising

(AP) -- More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dutch girl, 12, gives birth on school trip

A 12-year old Dutch schoolgirl gave birth to a baby girl during a school trip, local health services said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (8) | comments 14

Vitamin C and E supplements do not reduce risk for blood pressure disorders of pregnancy

Taking vitamin C and E supplements starting in early pregnancy does not reduce the risk for the hypertensive disorders and their complications that occur during pregnancy, according to a study by a National Institutes of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds breastfeeding reduces risk of diabetes for mums

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of more than 50,000 women has found breastfeeding may reduce the risks of mums developing diabetes later in life.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0