Ovulation

This is really cool - for the first time a human egg has been filmed in close-up emerging from the ovary.

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Children of mothers who gain more than the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy are more likely to be overweight at age seven

Antibiotics can help with healing of tears in vaginal tissues during some births

Bone Health

In a new study, 1,200 mg of calcium a day (about 4 glasses of milk) was found to reduce the risk of bone fractures by 72%.

Lupus and ovaries

New research shows that 0varian function can be preserved and disease activity controlled in women with severe systemic lupus erythematosus.

Breast Cancer

A study shows that when women were given raloxifene, used for osteoporosis prevention, were less likely to develop invasive, estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast cancer compared with women who did not take the drug.

Other

New research shows that traffic-related pollution can increase the risk of allergies by over 50% and that the closer kids live to roads the higher the risk.

The brain of a 115 year old woman who had her body donated to science was found to have very few abnormalities and almost no deposits of a substance called beta-amyloid, which are involved with Alzheimer’s disease. It had been assumed that various forms of dementia would inevitably develop if people lived long enough.