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Black patients may be missed on common cancer screening, study suggests
An early screening test for endometrial cancer may be missing the disease in many Black patients.
How many extra calories does a person need during pregnancy?
Scientists estimate that a person needs tens of thousands of extra calories to support a pregnancy — but there's no one-size-fits-all answer.
Do women get cold more easily than men?
Does a person's sex make a difference in how they react to temperature changes? Here's the science.
Men hunt and women gather? Large analysis says the long-held idea is flat-out wrong
Scientists studying hunter-gatherer societies around the world discovered the stereotypes that men were hunters and women were gatherers was wrong.
Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, expert task force says
A task force of experts recommended that female patients be screened for breast cancer starting at age 40.
25 amazing women in science and math
From the first woman to win a Nobel Prize to the discoverer of jumping genes, here are some of the women who have made major contributions to science and mathematics.
Protective childbirth tattoos found on ancient Egyptian mummies
Some ancient Egyptian mothers got tattoos that were likely meant to protect them during childbirth and during the postpartum period, an analysis of their mummies reveals.
Men's and Women's Personalities: Worlds Apart, or Not So Different?
Men and women's personalities are worlds apart, a new study says, but other researchers say it ain't so.
