When contractions started in the middle of an ordinary day in Wisconsin, a math teacher expecting a routine hospital delivery suddenly found herself laboring on her own bathroom floor. In the chaos, ...
PIEZO1 transcripts in human uterine muscle at term. Green indicates smooth muscle fibers in the uterus, red marks PIEZO1 mRNA, and blue shows cell nuclei. LA JOLLA, CA—When labor begins, the uterus ...
Although researchers have been seeking the origins of preterm birth for many years, the causes are still relatively unknown. By studying the electrical activity that causes contractions, researchers ...