What: Pregnancy doesn’t just make your heart beat more or increase your blood volume – it “dramatically rewires every major organ” in the body. That’s according to a study of monkeys, and it surprised scientists to see changes not just in organs like the liver and heart, but also the skin and muscles.
Why it matters: Understanding these metabolic changes could lead to treatments for pre-eclampsia or gestational diabetes.
Source: Science
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Science reports the entire CDC team behind contraceptive safety guidelines has been ousted.
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