MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 -- A person’s lifetime risk of cancer might be partly established before they are even born, a new mouse study...

Engaging in regular physical activity before a cancer diagnosis can significantly reduce the risk of cancer progression and mortality, according to...

Preterm birth - defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy - is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the United States. Babies...

Genetic variants linked to autism are associated with structural differences in neonatal white matter, particularly increased fiber-bundle...

A recent study suggests that a simple blood test measuring epigenetic aging could help predict breast cancer risk in older women.

Maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy is crucial for fetal growth and may reduce the risk of preterm birth, according to recent research...

A pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, finds that muscular strength and good...

German scientists from the Hanover School of Medicine (MHH), led by Professor Georgios Cialaris, discovered a substance that could prevent the...

Despite the ongoing decrease in the general birth rate in many countries, the number of twins is a historical maximum. Researchers associated this...

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