Diabetes during pregnancy—whether pre-existing or gestational—may lead to increased fat accumulation around the fetal heart, according to a new meta-analysis published in Biomolecules and ...

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 ...

With a simple blood test, scientists could now sweep a mother’s bloodstream for scraps of placental DNA, uncovering fetal genetic defects and shedding light on the health of the unborn baby.

Key takeaways: Women with hyperinsulinemia had approximately three times higher odds for abnormal uterine bleeding. Prospective studies are needed to replicate the findings and determine causality ...

The anti-abortion movement is rallying around new laws that establish fetal 'personhood.' Doctors are scrambling to adjust, but even conservatives don't always agree on how they should be applied.

Hyperinsulinemia appears to have an early association with common causes of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), particularly in women with obesity, a preliminary study in Menopause found.

The switch from fetal γ-globin to adult β-globin is controlled by BCL11A. Genetic manipulation of BCL11A improves disease outcomes by turning γ-globin expression back on to compensate for ...

Logistic regression was used to examine the association between hyperinsulinemia and abnormal uterine bleeding, adjusting for confounders such as age, race, and low-density lipoprotein, and found ...

Fetal bovine serum remains the most versatile and widely used growth supplement in life science labs today.

In the new book Personhood, historian and law professor Mary Ziegler explores how the push to grant embryos and fetuses full legal rights is reshaping U.S. reproductive health care, research and ...