For decades, scientists have struggled to study this moment in humans because of ethical restrictions and limited access to ...

A team led by investigators has uncovered insights on a type of a critical cell that to the formation of a functioning uterus. Knowledge of the biological processes involved in the development of the ...

Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA) causes changes in female primates' uterus development, new research suggests. The results were presented this week at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting ...

Ripla Arora is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology within the College of Human Medicine and is the Chief of the Division of Developmental and ...

Throughout a woman's reproductive life, the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, goes through cyclical remodeling. It thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for embryo ...

While anticancer treatments, including many forms of chemotherapy and radiation, can effectively kill cancer cells, long-term use can cause mutations in healthy cells. Mutations arising in cells that ...

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have shed new light on how the uterus develops, leading to a better understanding of female reproductive health while providing clues to ...

Implantation, one of the most poorly understood phases of early human development, occurs in the depths of the womb, at a ...