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Helen Vuong

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Postdoctoral Scholar of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles

The vagina is a muscular tube that can maintain itself and be beneficial to babies. magicmine/iStock via Getty Images Plus

March 17, 2022

From healthy births to sustainable management, 5 essential reads on the fascinating and complex vagina

Leah Samuel, The Conversation

As it debunks old myths and uncovers previously ignored facts, science is finding that the vagina is both complex and busy.

The microbes in the mother’s gut can alter the number of neurons in the baby’s brain and the connections they make. bestdesigns/Getty Images

September 23, 2020

How a pregnant mouse’s microbes influence offspring’s brain development – new study offers clues

Helen Vuong, University of California, Los Angeles

Microbes in the gut aren’t just important for digesting your food. In pregnant women, these gut microbes are producing chemicals that are essential for proper brain development of the fetus.

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