Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a mother who scrutinized every product I used during pregnancy, I find the latest research on phthalates pregnancy brain ...

Scientists demonstrate the direct transmission of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her developing child via the placenta could negatively impact fetal brain development. In a new study, scientists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deficit in the way the placenta expresses the gene for a hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) appears linked to ...

Researchers have identified a gene linked to fetal brain development and autism. Their work shows that the gene is influenced by the mother's early prenatal vitamins use and placental oxygen levels.

Since the placenta plays a central role in the development and health of the fetus, these changes could have major consequences for the child's future. The study also shows that these DNA methylation ...

In a world first, researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made famous in the COVID-19 pandemic, plays a pivotal role in the healthy ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers studying embryonic stem cells have explored the first fork in the developmental road, getting a new look at what happens when fertilized eggs differentiate to build ...

From left to right, the researchers Nerea San Martín González, Águeda Castro Quintas, Helena Palma Gudiel and Lourdes Fañanás Saura. Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the ...

When you are going through Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD) and expecting a pregnancy, which you know can bring both excitement and anxiety. One very unpopular yet crucial topic is to understand how ...