Can the placenta predict lifelong health? Research shows that placental function may influence future disease risk.

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Diagnostic imaging and genetic screens help clinicians catch congenital fetal diseases in utero, but models for studying organ development and disease progression are limited. Over the last decade, ...

SB 442 is meant to increase transparency around human sexuality instruction in schools. House lawmakers broadened a measure meant to increase transparency about human sexuality instruction in schools.

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa schools would have to show ultrasound videos and computer-generated graphics on fetal development in Iowa classrooms under legislation sent to the ...

In a recent review published in Experimental Neurology, researchers presented the effects of simultaneous alcohol and cannabinoid (SAC) usage during gestation on fetal brain development. Cannabis and ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times ...