The special bond between humans and dogs is undeniable. For centuries, dogs have been by our sides, not only as faithful companions but also as creatures capable of remarkable intuition about the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — From an evolutionary perspective, human pregnancy is quite strange, says University at Buffalo biologist Vincent Lynch. “For example, we don’t know why human women go into labor,” ...

A study of horses -- which share many important similarities with humans in their chromosomes and pregnancies -- revealed that 42% of miscarriages and spontaneous abortions in the first two months of ...

When my dog started behaving protective around me, I wondered what was going on. It turned out that I was pregnant; then, it happened with each of my next three kids. Vets say this is not uncommon, ...

I always knew there were gaps in the U.S. maternal healthcare system, particularly for people of color, but I didn’t fully understand the depth of the issue until I lived it myself. After giving birth ...

Pregnancy overhauls a woman’s body. The brain is no exception. A detailed study of a woman’s brain before, during and after pregnancy revealed sweeping neural changes, some of which stuck around ...

The first panoramic view of infection pathways in the human placenta has been created, which could highlight potential drug targets to develop pregnancy-safe therapies for malaria, toxoplasmosis and ...

We don't have scientific proof that pets sense their owners' pregnancies, but plenty of experts – and pet people themselves – have noticed examples of it. "My cat basically ignores me all the time.