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pregnancy and birth

An unrecognisable mature pregnant woman lies on a hospital delivery bed as she has fetal monitoring. Cardiotocography is usually called a 'CTG' by medical staff. It can be used to monitor a baby's heart rate and a mother's contractions during pregnancy

Health

Vaginal swabs could be used to predict likelihood of preterm births

We often don't know the causes of preterm birth – but analysing metabolic substances in the vaginal microbiome may be a way to predict the risk of premature labour

News

Genetics may influence the risk of pre-eclampsia or high blood pressure in pregnancy

Health

Pre-eclampsia and hypertension in pregnancy linked to 19 gene variants

News

Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

Health

Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

News

A synthetic mouse embryo (left) and a natural mouse embryo (right) show comparable brain and heart formation

Health

Synthetic reproductive cells will help us understand fertility in 2023

News

Protesters hold placards during a

Earth

2022: The year of rolling polycrisis, but with a few glimmers of hope

Leader

An electron micrograph of an HIV virus particle (red/yellow) budding from the plasma membrane of an infected T cell (blue), which make up part of the immune system

Health

Vaccine prompts HIV antibodies in 97 per cent of people in small study

News

Human sperm

Health

Sperm-blocking vaginal gel could be a reliable contraceptive method

News

A small pile of cocaine

Chemistry

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

News

A baby in a neonatal intensive care unit is held by its mother

Health

Immediate skin-to-skin contact advised for premature newborns by WHO

News

Being exposed to pre-eclampsia in the uterus may raise a person's later risk of coronary heart disease and strokes

Health

Pre-eclampsia may raise a fetus's risk of heart disease in later life

Children and teenagers who were exposed to pre-eclampsia in the uterus may be more likely to have a stroke or develop coronary artery disease, but the overall risk remains low

News

Environment

Dismissing environmentalists with an 'anti-growth' label is wrong

Comment

Health

Personal lubricant made from cow mucus may protect against HIV

News

Society

US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

News

Health

How hacking your metabolism can help you burn fat and prevent disease

Features

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