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.

Brain development, especially before birth, is crucial to one’s mental health later in life. We know from previous research that disturbed development in the womb is linked to disorders such as autism ...

BOSTON — The furor on Capitol Hill over Planned Parenthood has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research, but U.S. scientists have been using such cells for ...

A fetal development video created by an anti-abortion group may become a required watch in Utah schools with a bill advancing the Legislature this year. Under legislation by Tooele Republican Rep.

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 ...