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

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

A balanced maternal diet throughout gestation is essential for optimal fetal development in beef cattle. Nutritional inputs not only determine immediate outcomes such as fetal weight and organ ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

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, ...

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 ...