Postmenopausal women score better on cognitive and memory tests if they have been pregnant or breastfed earlier in life, new ...

The discoery, researchers said, may lead to new ways to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease in women at higher risk.

The care that women receive following a miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy varies according to where in the ...

Pregnancy creates a lifelong biological link as cells pass between mother and child and remain in the body for decades.

Researchers have created one of the first comprehensive maps of how the brain changes throughout pregnancy, substantially improving upon understanding of an understudied field. Certain brain regions ...

Commonly cited statistics on the mortality risk of pregnancy when compared to abortion in the U.S. are a vast undercount, ...

Contracting a viral infection during pregnancy could lead to an autism diagnosis for the child, according to new research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island. Google Maps Contracting a ...

Pregnancy is, biologically speaking, a state of controlled upheaval. The immune system recalibrates. Blood volume surges. And ...

By Tarun Sai Lomte New longitudinal evidence suggests reproductive history may shape women’s cognitive aging, offering insights into possible protective pathways while highlighting the need for ...

While some pregnant women report using it for stress and anxiety, many doctors discourage marijuana use during pregnancy. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of ...

Pregnancy is a time of profound transformation for a woman’s body, and recent advances in neuroscience have revealed just how remarkable these changes are, particularly in the brain. The concept of ...

UNLV training professor Kara Radzak speaks about her research for female athletes during and after pregnancy.