Wildfire Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk in Children

The strongest associations with autism were observed during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy...

Woman Carried a “Stone Baby” in Her Abdomen for Three Years Without Knowing the Cause of Her Pain

According to the medical report, approximately 330–340 cases of lithopedion have been described in scientific literature over the past four centuries...

Autism in Adulthood: Scientists Explain Why Menopause Is More Difficult for Autistic Women

A New “Blue Zone” Discovered in Italy, Where Women Often Live to 100

Researchers examined demographic data from Bolotana, which had an average population of 2,266 during the period under review...

French Researchers Explore Why Women’s Body Temperature Fluctuates More Than Men’s

In addition to genetic factors associated with having two X chromosomes, the researchers link this issue to natural fluctuations in body temperature...

Circulation: Doctors Explain How Hormones and Mental Health Affect Women’s Hearts

Currently, healthcare for women is fragmented: pediatricians, primary care physicians, gynecologists and cardiologists rarely have a complete picture of a patient’s health...

Psychological Medicine: Progesterone Levels Are Linked to How the Brain Processes Emotions

The study included 116 healthy women aged 18–35 who were not using hormonal contraceptives...

The Journal of Nutrition: Women Who Eat Oily Fish Have a 19% Lower Risk of Death from Stroke

The researchers analyzed data from 90,944 residents of Japan who were followed for an average of 20.8 years. During this period, 26,976 participants died...

Noise-Canceling Headphones Reduced the Risk of Nausea After Gynecological Surgery by 32%

Within 48 hours of surgery, nausea or vomiting occurred in 35.4% of patients who wore headphones...

Stem Cell Reports: Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy Permanently Weakens Offspring’s Immune Systems

Their offspring had fewer hematopoietic stem cells — the cells that produce mature immune cells — as well as altered patterns of immune-regulatory gene activity in these cells...