An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how ...

Beginning this fall, Iowa schools must show middle and high school students a video of fetal development that "depicts the humanity of the unborn child," under a law Gov. Kim Reynolds signed June 6.

Brain development in the womb is affected by the mother’s level of exposure to air pollution, researchers have found, ...

Kansas schools are now required to show fetal development videos when human growth or sexuality is discussed. The law lacks specifics on implementation, leaving local districts with an unclear ...

Reference: Gómez-Herrera L, Zhao Y, Rivas I, et al. Air pollution and fetal brain morphological development: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Planetary Health. 2025;9 (6):e480-e490. doi: 10.1016 ...

Diabetes during pregnancy—whether pre-existing or gestational—may lead to increased fat accumulation around the fetal heart, according to a new meta-analysis published in Biomolecules and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed 24 bills into law on Friday. Among them is a law that sets a work requirement for Medicaid recipients if they want to receive benefits, with some ...

NIPT tests work by scouring the mother’s blood for DNA fragments and mapping them to their chromosome of origin. Around 10% ...

Exposure to high levels of the body's primary stress hormone—cortisol—in preterm fetuses can disrupt normal heart development ...

Beginning this fall, Iowa schools must show middle and high school students a video of fetal development that "depicts the humanity of the unborn child," under a law Gov. Kim Reynolds signed June ...

Ready-to-eat meals sold at Kroger, Walmart recalled after 3 deaths, 17 sickened What we know about the recall on certain FreshRealm chicken products sold at major grocery retailers tied to a ...