A growing number of lawmakers are proposing legislation to require fetal development education in public schools. Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images The Hechinger Report ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the ...

In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers explored how environmental factors impact the brain development of fetuses and neonates, emphasizing inflammation and ...

In a recent review published in Experimental Neurology, researchers presented the effects of simultaneous alcohol and cannabinoid (SAC) usage during gestation on fetal brain development. In rats and ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times ...

Katrina Kimport receives funding from the Society of Family Planning and an anonymous private foundation. Tracy A. Weitz receives funding from the Society of Family Planning, Education Foundation of ...