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UCSF’s Program in Craniofacial Biology (PCB) brings together researchers to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms ...

A sweeping nationwide study has uncovered disturbing levels of lead, cadmium and mercury in foods and cosmetic products ...

Researchers emphasize that these results, together with previous evidence, point to a growing need for stricter controls on ...

Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors, which, in early fetal development, can result in ...

Chemicals leaching from everyday plastic objects may affect your child’s behaviour, study finds - Researchers say exposure ...

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New research shows that exposure to the smell of fatty foods during pregnancy and early life can reprogram the developing brain and increase the risk of obesity and insulin resistance in adulthood.