The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to ...

The US biomedical funding agency also hints at future restrictions on research involving human embryonic stem cells.

A far-reaching education bill that requires students to learn about “human embryological and fetal development,” mandates ...

Scientists denounced the move, arguing that fetal tissue is crucial for understanding human development and diseases.

Significant differences in the gene activity of the fetal intestine, brain and placenta were identified, depending on the microbes in the mother's body and the compounds produced by them. The findings ...

Researchers showed that consuming THC while pregnant could potentially affect development of the fetus and lead to life-long health impacts for offspring. Oregon Health & Science University ...

A balanced maternal diet throughout gestation is essential for optimal fetal development in beef cattle. Nutritional inputs not only determine immediate outcomes such as fetal weight and organ ...

A House panel Wednesday approved a wide-ranging education bill that sparked controversy because it would require instruction about "embryologic and fetal development" and take aim at school programs ...

A research team showed that, contrary to current models, one early embryonic cell dominates lineages that will become the fetus. “They are not identical,” said Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, a ...

The debate over what Florida students learn about fetal development is back on the docket for another round of potentially heated debate. State Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, has resurrected the idea ...