Researchers from Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus’s vital signs while still ...

Just three times the width of a human hair, the probe is slim enough to pass through a standard tube already used during ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

A new study shows that the embryo and the uterine lining conduct an active "conversation" from the very earliest stages of implantation. They engage in a back and forth of tiny packages called ...

When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin are key contributors to that process, ...

Believe it or not, the 112-mph (180-km/h) wind capability of the all-new Heimplanet Mavericks Blue Ice inflatable exo-frame tent isn't what separates it from all tents that came before it. The ...

In a development that completely demolished the line between robotics and reproductive science, China’s Kaiwa Technology made headlines this week for saying it had introduced humanoid robots equipped ...

A septate uterus is when a thin tissue membrane, called the septum, runs down the middle of the uterus (womb) and divides it into two separate parts. This condition occurs when the baby is developing ...

Usually, your uterus tips forward at the cervix (a cylinder-shaped neck of tissue that connects the vagina and uterus). A tilted or tipped uterus tips backward instead of forward. It’s a fairly common ...

Hannah Brown may have opened up her life to the public eye on reality TV, but she’s also been suffering from her own private health battles. Brown explained that she has yet to undergo the ...

Around 135 transplants have been performed, but it's probably too soon to offer the procedure to trans women. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech ...

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