
Both Parents Experience Highs and Lows in Sexuality After Childbirth
Partners of new mothers
often experience shifts in
sexuality, and these shifts
are often unrelated to
biological or medical
... > full story

Male Guppies Ensure Successful Mating With Genital Claws
Some males will go to great
lengths to pursue a female
and take extreme measures to
hold on once they find one
that interests them, even if
that affection is unrequited ... > full story

No Link Between Prenatal Mercury Exposure and Autism-Like Behaviors Found
The potential impact of
exposure to low levels of
mercury on the developing
brain -- specifically by
women consuming fish during
... > full story

How to Survive Without Sex: Rotifer Genome Reveals Its Strategies
How a group of animals can
abandon sex, yet produce
more than 460 species over
evolutionary time, became a
little less mysterious this
week with the publication of
... > full story
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Tired, Moody and Pregnant? Exercise May Be the Answer
August 2, 2013 Exercise may improve the mood of pregnant women and help to reduce levels of fatigue reports new research. The study examined whether a four week exercise intervention program would result in ... > full story -
Fertility Therapy Not Associated With Long-Term Cardiovascular Disease
July 31, 2013 Women who gave birth following fertility treatment had no long-term increased risk of death or major cardiovascular events compared to women who gave birth without fertility therapy, according to new ... > full story -
Rubber Slat Mats Could Improve Animal Well-Being
July 31, 2013 Animal scientists and producers are testing new kinds of flooring to improve animal health. Rubber slat mats are one option that could help pregnant sows avoid joint problems and circulatory ... > full story -
Obesity Doesn’t Reduce Chance of Getting Pregnant With Donor Eggs, Study Finds
July 31, 2013 In women who use donor eggs to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), those who are obese are just as likely to become pregnant as normal weight women, according to a new ... > full story -
A Maternal Junk Food Diet Alters Development of Opioid Pathway in the Offspring
July 30, 2013 New animal research suggests that maternal diet during pregnancy can alter the development of a signalling pathway associated with reward processing in the ... > full story -
Offspring of Mothers Stressed During Pregnancy With a Passive Stress Coping Style More Prone to Obesity
July 30, 2013 New animal research suggests greater risk for obesity and associated Type 2 diabetes in individuals that respond to stress in a passive manner and were born to mothers that were stressed during their ... > full story -
Hot Flashes? Thank Evolution
July 29, 2013 A study of mortality and fertility patterns among seven species of wild apes and monkeys and their relatives, compared with similar data from hunter-gatherer humans, shows that menopause sets humans ... > full story -
Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy Associated With Offspring Conduct Problems, Study Suggests
July 24, 2013 New research examines relationship between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring conduct problems among ... > full story -
Barriers to Interventions to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy Similar Across Sub-Saharan Africa
July 23, 2013 The main barriers to the access, delivery, and use of interventions that help to prevent malaria in pregnant women are relatively consistent across sub-Saharan African countries and may provide a ... > full story -
New Hope for Hormone Resistant Breast Cancer
July 22, 2013 A new finding provides fresh hope for the millions of women worldwide with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. Scientists have shown that a specific change, which occurs when tumors become ... > full story
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