Early brain development lays the foundation for lifelong health and success. But disruptions to a child's early environment ...

North Dakota and Tennessee have passed similar laws in recent years with support from the anti-abortion group that makes the ...

It's federally illegal but marijuana is legal recreationally or medically across dozens of states, and pregnant women who use ...

Prenatal exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, may affect fetal lung ...

How a bill becomes a law in the Nebraska Legislature LINCOLN — A Nebraska state senator who proposed adding the study of human fetal development to the state’s science curriculum said his bill was not ...

The development of a child begins during pregnancy, when prenatal environmental factors and genetic influences interact to shape fetal development and ...

A Western dietary pattern during pregnancy is associated with child neurodevelopmental disorders at age 10 years, ...

The Iowa Senate approved a bill to require the state’s public schools to show high quality animations of fetal development in fourth through 12th grade human growth and development classes. The bill, ...

25 (UPI) --A new, wide-ranging review of existing scientific data released Tuesday is pointing to the possibility that dozens of commonly prescribed drugs could adversely affect brain development ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida schools could be required to show students detailed videos of human fetal development under legislation filed this week that mirrors bills backed by an anti-abortion ...