17 h. ago Exposure to a mix of pesticides raises risk of pregnancy complications, study suggests

Research looks at health impacts of being exposed to multiple pesticides versus just one substanceExposure to multiple pesticides increases the chances of pregnancy complications compared to exposure to just one pesticide, new peer-reviewed research suggests. The findings raise new questions about the safety of exposure to widely used pesticides and herbicides in food and agricultural communities.The study, which bio-monitored pregnant women in a heavily agricultural state in Argentina, adds to recent-but-limited evidence pointing to heightened dangers in mixtures of pesticides. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago RSV jab in pregnancy can ‘significantly’ cut baby’s infection risk, study says

Vaccinating pregnant women against RSV will ‘significantly’ reduce the risk their babies being hospitalised

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31 h. ago RSV jab in pregnancy can ‘significantly’ cut baby’s infection risk, study finds

Researchers looked at the cases of 537 babies in England and Scotland who were admitted to hospital with severe respiratory disease.

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9 d. ago Doctors discover prescription drug taken by thousands increases risk of devastating birth defects

A new study from the US found an increased risk between a popular medicine used to treat cystitis and birth defects.

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2 w. ago Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth

We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than thatAnil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of SussexDo people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be more complicated, and more interesting, than either study suggests.One study, led by Ivan Kroupin at the London School of Economics, asked how people from different cultures perceived a visual illusion known as the Coffer illusion. They discovered that people in the UK and US saw it mainly in one way, as comprising rectangles – while people from rural communities in Namibia typically saw it another way: as containing circles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Older fathers linked to ‘significantly’ higher IVF miscarriage risk

The age of a male partner also plays ‘a crucial and independent role’ in fertility, according to researchers

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3 w. ago Test developed to identify women at increased risk of miscarriage

Study discovered abnormal process in womb lining, with potential for new treatments to prevent pregnancy lossScientists have developed a test to identify women with an increased risk of miscarriage, which could pave the way for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss.About one in six of all pregnancies are lost, most before 12 weeks, and each miscarriage increases the risk of another one happening. Continue reading...

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