Tiny particles in air pollution affect important lipid transport genes in the placenta, showing how exposure may cause conditions like preeclampsia and low birth weight.
Texas A&M College of Medicine professor Dr. D. Samba Reddy's research helped develop first-in-class medicine for the brain condition postpartum depression.
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center There have been a number of stories in the media recently about women dying or nearly dying during pregnancy or shortly postpartum. Once thought of as a largely historical issue, or one that only affected women in…
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), peak influenza (flu) season occurs in the fall and winter. Despite there being an annual vaccine, many Americans will likely still be hospitalized from complications of the flu—which is frightening…