Suspicious cells build up in mice that haven’t given birth, a new study finds. They could help explain a longstanding mystery of breast cancer biology.

New research has discovered an unexpected way pregnancy alters the brain—by changing a mother's temperature preferences. A study from the Baylor College of Medicine found that postpartum women prefer ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare ...

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows, for the first time, that severe flu infection in pregnant mice leads to a breakdown in placental and brain barriers, leading to the ...

Iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause a male mouse embryo to develop female features, a new study reveals. The low iron disrupts the activation of a key gene that spurs the development of male ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A Washington State University (WSU) study suggests that cannabis use by mothers during pregnancy and nursing could disrupt reproductive development in their daughters and ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers Adrienne Antonson (left) and Rafael Gonzalez-Rincon show, for the first time, that severe flu infection in pregnant mice leads to a breakdown in ...

The mice at Cornell aren’t searching for cheese, they’re growing human ovaries. Prof. Paula Cohen, genetics, has been growing human ovaries complete with eggs in mice in order to examine the ...