A maternal-fetal medicine expert told Newsweek the findings warrant study, but pregnant women shouldn't stop medications.

A review article by a University of Nebraska Medical Center/Child Health Research Institute research team underscores how ...

A review article by a University of Nebraska Medical Center/Child Health Research Institute research team underscores and describes how altering fundamental brain development processes can be ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

Bioengineering researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft, thin, stretchable bioelectronic device that can be implanted into a ...

USA: Lower maternal diastolic blood pressure was associated with better fetal brain maturation in pregnancies complicated by ...

Scientists have found that cells with maternal DNA can enter the fetal brain during pregnancy and persist there for decades.

During pregnancy, as a mother’s body nurtures new life, her health shapes the baby’s development. Shifts in maternal health can trickle to the fetus, leaving lasting effects on the baby’s long-term ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the mother's immune system have been linked to an increased risk of ...

The young embryo may survive this exposure, but brain development may be altered to varying degrees. The study published today reveals for the first time that the harmful effects of alcohol on fetal ...