Articles about 'reproductive health'

Deficiencies associated with spina bifida, heart defects and placental abnormalities.

Many of us are infected with a virus we’ll never clear. While we’re healthy, it’s nothing to worry about, but when our immune system is suppressed it could kill us.

Scientists find that micronutrients affect methylation, which has been associated with changes in the immune system.

Research provides new insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring’s long term health.

Cambridge researchers are pioneering a new test for autism in the womb, by measuring the levels of testosterone produced by the foetus, which makes its way into the amniotic fluid. They hope to test if children who later develop autism have unusually high levels of testosterone between 12 and 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Rebecca Flemming from the Faculty of Classics works with ancient texts on health and reproduction.

How do cells become equipped to generate a whole new organism?

A team studying the psychological well-being of children created by assisted reproduction has been awarded a prize for their work.

Research at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre (ARC) has found that exposure to high levels of testosterone in the womb is related to the development of autistic traits.

Epigenetics is taking the biomedical research world by storm; three Cambridge scientists use examples from their own research to explain why.