A new study shows that what happens to a fetus in the womb can affect the brain later in life. In a paper recently published in Human Brain Mapping, a team of researchers from the Quebec-based ...

From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being. Now, research suggests another reason to hold our breath: ...

Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in the ...

Climate disasters may be leaving invisible imprints on developing brains before birth, according to new research from The City University of New York Graduate Center (CUNY Graduate Center) and Queens ...

A new study has found that being exposed to the ingredients in vape smoke while in utero can alter the shape of a baby's skull, even if there is no nicotine Researchers from Ohio State University ...

PFAS are chemicals that may cause cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. Research from örebro University now suggests that these chemicals affect people as early as the fetal stage of development. We ...

A sibling can change your life — potentially even before birth. The sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb. The "intrauterine position effect" was first discovered in cattle farming. A ...

Nearly two decades ago, Columbia researchers who were using mouse models to better understand the role of serotonin in depression got results that left them baffled. The researchers genetically ...