It also includes fetal cells sloughed off during development, which doctors can extract and analyze for signs of disease. “Those cells historically have been thought to be dead cells or cells that ...

Mathematical model reveals surprising light levels in the womb, reshaping fetal ... He pioneered the use of 2D and 4D ...

However, nicotine disrupts fetal development, suggesting that, like cigarette smoking, nicotine vaping may be detrimental to the fetus," said Emily Bates, Ph.D., an associate professor at the ...

Early human development is a complex, multistep process that’s even more complicated to study in the lab. Models made from stem cells avoid some of the trouble with using real human embryos.

The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill Thursday to require health classes to show students certain early fetal development videos. Under HB 667, the videos should be “high-quality computer ...