Want a tall, smart child? How IVF tests are selling a dream

Prospective parents are being marketed genetic tests that claim to predict which IVF embryo will grow into the tallest, smartest or healthiest child. But these tests cannot deliver what they promise. The benefits are likely ...

Postpartum depression tied to seven pain-related risk factors

A woman's risk of developing postpartum depression is influenced by several pain-related factors before and after childbirth, including poor pain management, their prenatal mental health and the quality of patient–provider ...

Cancer stress protein helps tumors hide from immune system

A protein made by stressed cancer cells helps lung and pancreatic tumors evade the immune system, a new study shows. Led by researchers from NYU Langone Health, the work found that new drugs designed to block the action of ...

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