Human fetal tissue research has helped in the development of some vaccines.

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By seamlessly tracking brain growth from the womb into early life, researchers uncover when key brain regions surge and how subtle sex differences emerge before birth. Study: ...

A team of more than 200 researchers around the world, involving multiple health and scientific institutions, led by the University of Oxford, has published the first digital atlas showing the dynamics ...

Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first ...

A far-reaching education bill that requires students to learn about “human embryological and fetal development,” mandates ...

Diagnostic imaging and genetic screens help clinicians catch congenital fetal diseases in utero, but models for studying organ development and disease progression are limited. Over the last decade, ...

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 ...

The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...

The US biomedical funding agency also hints at future restrictions on research involving human embryonic stem cells.

Scientists have developed a new human-based endometrial model to study embryonic implantation in the early stages of ...