A research team from Rotterdam has identified a link between ambient temperature in early pregnancy and embryo development.

A team of more than 200 researchers around the world, involving multiple health and scientific institutions, led by the University of Oxford, has published the first digital atlas showing the dynamics ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the ...

Moderate exposure to cold and heat during early pregnancy may affect fetal development as early as the first trimester, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health ...

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 ...

Once you learn you're pregnant, it's common to start envisioning what your baby might look like, how they might act, and of course, their gender. If you find yourself daydreaming about what kind of ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers explored how environmental factors impact the brain development of fetuses and neonates, emphasizing inflammation and ...

Using a combination for spatial, single-cell transcriptomics and imaging data from 36 hearts, scientists from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and their collaborators have come up with what they ...

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Exposure to glyphosate herbicide was linked to changes in several hormones that support pregnancy and fetal development — in ...