The role of metabolic reprogramming in oocyte development: research progress and prospects

• by Yawen Li, Yu Liu, Jing Jin

• May 21, 2026

Adjunctive berberine improves hormonal, metabolic, and inflammatory profiles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a retrospective case–control study

• by Lingling Gao, Yuxin Ju, Yuanyuan Zhu, Jianbo Xu, Dan Lu

• May 22, 2026

Side Effects: Salt, Steroids, and Second Brains

So get this: sodium may track with memory decline (in men), steroids might not be “immunosuppressive” in the ICU, and second pregnancies reshape the brain differently than first. Same theme: biology is less binary than we teach it.

• by Kerri Miller

• April 22, 2026

• 7 min

Severe maternal morbidity in patients of advanced maternal age with and without metabolic syndrome

• by Carolyn Robb, Rebecca Strafella, Jay Ayar, Olivia Prizzi, Su Htwe, Sarah Weiss, Elizabeth Drugge, Vani Dandolu

• May 5, 2026