A human embryo in the lab at 9 days after fertilisation. The hypoblast (a group of cells outside the main embryo) sends a message to the embryo that initiates the development of the head-to-tail body axis. Using immunofluorescence analysis, the hypoblast is shown in green – these cells are asymmetrically distributed. A cavity is...
According to a report, climate change-related disasters intensify the vulnerabilities of women and girls, given that important health services, including family planning, get ignored amid such times.The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report states that occurrences such as severe storms incapacitate access to sexual and reproductive health services. This results in increases in child...
Researchers have found further evidence that physical activity during pregnancy is great not just for women but likewise for their children.In a study provided at the 'virtual' European Respiratory Society International Congress today (Sunday), Dr. Hrefna Katrin Gudmundsdottir claimed that, a study of 814 babies had, for the very first time, revealed a link...
Recent research reveals evidence that nursing mothers do not transmit COVID through milk.A research study conducted by scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)-- in partnership with numerous other universities-- implies that nursing females with COVID-19 do not transfer the SARS-CoV-2 virus with their milk. However, they do give milk-borne antibodies that...
