ICYMI: Androgens help monocytes deliver pain relief

Candidalysin promotes fungal-specific Th17 CD4 T cell differentiation and protective systemic immunogenicity from Sing Sing Way and colleagues @babiesresearch.bsky.social www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

Cervical mucosal inflammation expands functional polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells in this work from @daanpieren.bsky.social @txellgenesca.bsky.social and colleagues at @vhir.bsky.social www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

How does the connection between a mother and baby shape pregnancy?UCSF researchers mapped it cell by cell, identifying new cell types and linking them to risks like preeclampsia and preterm birth. https://ow.ly/cH1r50YJ39c

Omega-3 testing to be introduced in SA to prevent preterm birth: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/sa-omega-3-pregnancy-blood-testing/106674088

Join us this May for #PreeclampsiaAwarenessMonth as we educate, empower, and inspire women to know the signs and symptoms of #preeclampsia. Get shareable graphics and more here: www.preeclampsia.org/awarenessmonth #PreAM26 #KnowtheSymptoms #MyPreeclampsiaStory

“more than 40% of women end their reproductive lives with fewer children than they would like”https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/02/what-happens-when-deaths-outnumber-births?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Thankyou @ssrwinrs.bsky.social it’s great to have your support!

Female mice grow testes after this single DNA tweak www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Designed to remember @science.org Specific DNA sequence features encode the persistence of epigenetic memory of inflammation

Sperm respond to gravity to orient in migration - nice work from Nicole McPherson, Hannah Lyons and all! @reproductionsrb.bsky.social @rephealthoz.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests

More equitable preconception health: paternal life course opportunities for better pregnancy, child, and family outcomes - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#Medsky🧪 A comprehensive single-cell atlas of endothelial cell (EC) development during mouse embryonic stages, covering 8 major organs and 26 time points. The atlas reveals that @cellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.

Researchers have found that 6 of 10 abortion restrictions — bans on Medicaid funding for abortion, mandated waiting periods, 2nd-trimester abortion bans, ACA marketplace insurance coverage bans, biased counseling laws, and ultrasound requirements — were linked to higher rates of maternal mortality.

Horrible news. Each of these are future cases of horrible, painful, devastaing cervical cancer in the making. This is a safe and hugely effective vaccine.

A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.

Plasma markers of neurological injury are elevated in preeclampsia “Plasma biomarkers of neuroaxonal injury, NfL and pNfH, are elevated in women with preeclampsia across multiple races in 2 independent cohorts.”

☕Thendral et al. describe a mitophagic programme that removes deleterious mtDNA during the oocyte-to-zygote transition in C. elegans, promoting #mitochondria health and offspring survival. Loss of this #mitophagy leads to mutant mtDNA accumulation. 👉https://rdcu.be/e3tpJ bit.ly/4aqi7Zk

I am so proud to say that our paper is now available at Aging Cell. There is a paucity of data as to how the menopause impacts your immune system, and the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the menopause on monocyte phenotype and function. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We have a PhD studentship available starting in October 2026. Investigating climate change heat stress impacts on maternal and child health. Get in touch if you have questions! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Very happy to have our new paper published - nice work from @Kerrie_Foyle @Dexter_HY_Chan and the team providing new insight on regulation of the uterine immune response. “Seminal fluid expands the uterine gamma/delta T cell pool during early pregnancy in mice” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Researchers in a recent #ScienceReview examine the influence that biological sex exerts on the immune system and immune-related diseases. Learn more: https://scim.ag/48YKHAe

Congratulations Prof Louise Hull and IMAGENDO team for #winn2025 @robsinstitute.bsky.social @adelaideuni.bsky.social Technology Award for revolutionary endometriosis diagnosis!!

1/ Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other: New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint: tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi "for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance" Stay tuned for more. #NobelPrize

New research from EMBL Rome shows how paternal environment prior to conception can shape early embryo development. These findings are a step toward understanding the mechanism of epigenetic inheritance, opening up new possibilities for disease prevention. www.embl.org/news/science...

In a first, a gene therapy seems to slow Huntington disease Small study suggests uniQure drug could be first successful treatment for devastating brain disorder BYJOCELYN KAISER 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Congratulations to Dr Kelly Walton (UQ), recipient of the 2025 Robinson Research Institute Award for Excellence in Reproductive Biology Research. Kelly's research has led to the development of TGF-β technologies for modulating reproductive and metabolic function 👏👩‍🔬

Very cool biology - how Iberian harvester queens clone M. structor ants to maintain a supply of their sperm - then mate with those M. structor ants to produce hybrid workers that take care of the colony www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Congratulations to Carola García de Vinuesa on receiving the 2026 FEBS | EMBO #WomenInScience Award! She is recognized for advancing the understanding of autoimmune diseases and for her impact within the #LifeSciences community, in particular in public engagement: www.embo.org/press-releas... 🧪

“mitochondria are an integral part of multiple cell signaling cascades…. involved in bi-directional communication between the mitochondrial reticulum and the rest of the cell… a central platform in the execution of diverse cellular events” www.cell.com/current-biol...

Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls. As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination. #HealthForAll

📢 Going to #SRB2025? Be sure to stick around for the ANZPRA Satellite in Fremantle! Abstracts due in 2 WEEKS on 18th July 🔗 anzpra.org/anzpra-satel... #teamplacenta #placenta #reprosky #ANZPRA #ANZPRA2025 @reproductionsrb.bsky.social

In mice, a lack of maternal iron impairs an iron-dependent enzyme that activates the male sex-determining gene, causing some XY embryos to develop ovaries https://go.nature.com/3FH9ez9

Hey #ReproSky don’t forget tot submit your beautiful images to the SSR #ReproBioArt contest!! Winners get free registration to the 2026 meeting and a beautiful showcase of their images!! Let’s show off how pretty #ReproBio can be!! #ReproRocks @ssrwinrs.bsky.social woobox.com/2poyka/galle...

All of these things cause more people to be hospitalized each year than mifepristone: Tylenol Ibuprofen Benadryl Alcohol Essential oils Marijuana edibles Over-the-counter cough medicine Tide pods Bleach Imodium Aspirin Mouthwash Wildfire smoke Which ones are our public health officials focused on?