Researchers in Japan have set a course to better understand the human placenta by deriving and growing placenta stem cells for the first time, in the goal of better understanding the difference between healthy and complicated pregnancies. “Trophoblast cells play 

From your workplace to your home, life’s big, elusive secret often seems to be how to get people working together without killing each other. Hundreds of think-pieces exist on how to be a good manager; even more exist on how 

While C-section rates continue to rise around India and globally, women’s health activists are struggling to raise awareness among patients about the risks inherent in surgical deliveries. In India, C-sections are too often framed as the more convenient and predictable, 

Some things improve with age. The gender gap in housework is not one of them. A new study has found elderly men across Europe and the US spend less time on housework than elderly women — a kind of obvious 

The drive to be perfect in body, mind and career among today’s youth has significantly increased compared to prior generations, which may be taking a toll on young people’s mental health, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. 

If the individual family is a microcosm of society, then we should all take note of a new study that adds to the pile of evidence that punishment as a form of discipline rarely gets parents what they really want: cooperation. In theory, 

As kids spend more time with screen-based devices, there is a common perception that technology is taking over their lives, to the detriment and exclusion of other activities. However, new Oxford University research has revealed that despite the intrusion of 

Siri is a prude. Is anyone surprised? There’s little sex education in India. And now condom ads are banned (which, if not education, were at least exposure). So, if a naturally curious teen wants information on the birds and the bees, 

During the teen years, it often feels like parents stop mattering to kids. But two new studies reinforce a deep body of research suggesting the opposite: Not only do parents continue to matter, parenting styles has an outsized effect on 

Electronic fetal monitoring — that is, constantly monitoring a baby’s heartbeat — is often used during labor to make sure babies don’t lack of oxygen during labor and suffer resulting brain damage. In some parts of the world, continuous fetal 

We’ve all been there: staring at a poorly punctuated, emoji-filled text and trying to make sense of it, while a mental keening over the death of proper communication starts up in the background. (Or maybe it’s just us.) As it 

Earlier this year, the Centre revised India’s national healthcare policies with two aims in mind: lowering healthcare costs and strengthening the system of primary care. A two-article deep dive, published recently in the international medical journal, The Lancet, explore the 

A new study from researchers at Tel Aviv University offers proof that stress is subjective, and that our mindset toward our own stress colors how we respond to others’ stress — and not always in a good way. “We have 

Kids with a depressed father are more likely to be at-risk for teen depression, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London. While the link between mothers’ depression and depression in their children is well-established, the new Lancet Psychiatry study is 

Adding to what is fast becoming a mountain of evidence, a recent study of 21,103 children aged 4-17 years, found children of same-sex parents did not differ from children of heterosexual parents in terms of emotional and mental health difficulties, 

It’s been a few weeks since #metoo started flying around, and if anything became apparent in that wave of outrage, it is that sexual harassment and assault isn’t limited to adults. Unfortunately, plenty of women’s stories date to the time 

Say you got passed up for promotion at work. You immediately blame your manager, who has always had it out for you — but how did you arrive at that conclusion, and so quickly? Some philosophers suggest people determine who 

We’ve all heard of stress eating, but a new study has found the stress may just as harmful to your gut health as the junk food — but only if you’re a woman. In a new paper published in Nature Scientific