In 2014, Canada’s pork industry vowed to end their use of gestation crates—individual pens in which pregnant pigs are confined—by 2024. Now, industry stakeholders are proposing a five-year extension ...

All mammals, including humans, go through a period of gestation that lasts from conception to birth. During this time, your body goes through many changes and may be more susceptible to developing ...

In general, infants that are born very early are not considered to be viable until after 24 weeks gestation. This means that if you give birth to an infant before they are 24 weeks old, their chance ...

A single value of plasma creatinine cannot be used to define renal dysfunction in premature babies, as levels are influenced by gestation and postnatal age. The aim of this study was to create ...

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Bryan Nelson is a science writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience covering technology, astronomy, medicine, animals, and more. Elephants have the longest ...