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

Genetic analysis, embryonic tissue explantation and in vivo chromatin studies have together identified the distinct regulatory steps that are necessary for the development of endoderm into a bud ...

Objective Large-scale mortality trials require reliable secondary assessments of impairment. We compared the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), a screening tool self-administered by parents, in ...

Technological development positively impacting the quality of the ultrasound image, it is possible to observe advances in the study of pregnant bitches by obtaining a detailed assessment of fetal ...

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 ...

Air pollutants might either directly penetrate the placenta into fetal circulation and the brain, 4 or indirectly disrupt the placental function and overactivate the maternal immune system. 5,6 In ...

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 ...

Brain development in the womb is affected by the mother’s level of exposure to air pollution, researchers have found, although it’s not clear whether the brain structure differences observed ...

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 ...

For ultrasound evaluation of the fetal posterior fossa, it is important to keep in mind that Blake’s pouch is a normal embryological structure of the onset of fetal development that often disappears ...

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 ...