A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

A fetal development video created by an anti-abortion group may become a required watch in Utah schools with a bill advancing the Legislature this year. Under legislation by Tooele Republican Rep.

BOSTON — The furor on Capitol Hill over Planned Parenthood has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research, but U.S. scientists have been using such cells for ...

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. Cannabis 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 ...