Childbirth is often described as one of humanity’s defining biological challenges, but new research suggests the story is far ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

A research group from Nagoya City University has elucidated the significance of birth in the maintenance of neural stem cells (NSCs).The findings of the study are published in Science Advances. Birth ...

This image shows a postnatal neural stem cell (NSC) in the ventricular-subventricular zone. The majority of postnatal NSCs are maintained in a quiescent state, allowing for long-term maintenance.