NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosalind Franklin University announced today that Dr. Joanne Kwak-Kim, director of the university's Reproductive Medicine and Immunology program and ...

A new article in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology examines how the immune system and reproduction interact in female mammals, especially during pregnancy, from mating to birth. Subscribe to our ...

The reproductive microbiome refers to the complex microbial communities that inhabit the reproductive tracts/organs. Evidence has suggested a key role in reproductive health as microbial imbalances ...

Science often begins with curiosity. I was originally studying how the gut microbiota communicates with the immune system, and how these interactions contribute to health or disease. Working with ...

For the past several decades, fertility rates have been in decline. In 1950, the global total fertility rate was around 4.8, meaning that the average woman could expect to have 4–⁠5 children during ...