Researchers have characterized, in exacting detail, the rapid series of events that transform a single fertilized cell into a living, complex being. The work not only has enabled the team to explore ...

From early prenatal development through childhood, the prefrontal cortex of the human brain undergoes a rush of developmental activity. In some cases, it also contains seeds of neuropsychiatric ...

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, ...

A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

Rep. Tony Kayser may have misrepresented the Sioux Falls School District’s stance on the issue during the South Dakota ...