Iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause a male mouse embryo to develop female features, a new study reveals. The low iron ...

A new study in Nature shows that when pregnant mice don’t have enough iron, their (usually male) fetuses with a Y sex ...

What do ice cravings, hair loss, and mood changes have in common? They're all potentially weird signs of iron deficiency, ...

Scientists have discovered that a lack of iron in pregnant mice can alter the sex development of embryos, challenging ...

Iron deficiency during pregnancy can cause a male mouse embryo to develop female features, a new study reveals. The low iron disrupts the activation of a key gene that spurs the development of male ...

Rare causes of iron deficiency include certain stomach infections, gastrointestinal surgeries and genetic conditions. If you suspect you're not getting enough iron, you may want to schedule a ...

In a science first, an environmental factor is shown to alter sex development in mice before birth.

Developmentally expressed genes play a fundamental role in the formation of a wide range of organs. The Y chromosome-located ...