Birth study empowers pregnant women

New research has shed light on why some women have ‘normal’ births and many don’t, delivering vital information to help women make more informed maternity care decisions. Link: Birth study empowers pregnant women Source: Gynecology Science Daily

Vaginal microbiome may influence stress levels of offspring

Exposing newborn mice to vaginal microbes from stressed female mice may transfer the effects of stress to the newborns, according to a new study. These changes resemble those seen specifically in the male offspring of moms that were stressed during pregnancy. Link: Vaginal microbiome may influence stress levels of offspring Source: Gynecology Science Daily

Mechanisms of genetic diversification in major fungal pathogen of humans

Candida albicans is a fungal species causing infection in humans. A team of scientists decided to sequence and analyze the genomes of 182 strains of C. albicans from around the world. They confirmed the clonal reproduction of this human pathogen but also showed that parasexual reproduction, previously only observed in a laboratory setting, contributes to […]