When does human life begin? Science is crystal clear: Human life begins at the moment of fertilization. For centuries, the development of human life within the womb was instinctively understood but ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States evaluated the effects of maternal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-associated stress and fetal ...

Significant differences in the gene activity of the fetal intestine, brain and placenta were identified, depending on the microbes in the mother's body and the compounds produced by them. The findings ...

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology, researchers assessed the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and the consequent impact on the auditory ...

A new generation of CRISPR technology developed at UNSW Sydney offers a safer path to treating genetic diseases like sickle cell, while also proving beyond doubt that chemical tags on DNA—often ...

Rep. Chenevert maintains it’s not about abortion, but encourages people to believe that “there is a human in the womb.” ...

Here’s a wild fact: Your days-old newborn baby will be able to recognize you, Mom, simply by the smell of your skin. What’s more, the foods you eat while you’re expecting can affect not only your ...

North Dakota schools would be required to show students high-quality video of how a human fetus develops in each week of pregnancy under a bill Senate lawmakers approved during a vote Wednesday. The ...

Tennessee could soon become the latest state to require public school students to watch a three-minute computer-generated video on fetal development created by an anti-abortion group. The state Senate ...