Studies suggest microplastics can block or interfere with the normal pathways cells use to communicate, trigger programmed ...

During the foetal stage, a number of so-called cell programs run that are vital to the development of the foetus. In a study published in Cell Reports, researchers from Lund University demonstrate ...

According to the study, children whose fathers drank alcohol were more likely to be shorter, have smaller heads, and perform ...

Most people think that as the foetus grows in the womb, the mother will be the most important factor influencing the child's future health, and this factor will undoubtedly prevail over all other ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, provides new evidence on the adverse effects of prenatal exposure to ethylene ...

Stress during the later stages of pregnancy can lower the intelligence of boys before they’re even born, warns a new study. Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester may ...

Vitamin D supports healthy pregnancy and infant growth. Know why it's important, the risks of deficiency and simple ...

Researchers found that a father’s drinking habits can have a small but direct impact on a child’s development.

RECENT observation of the occurrence in human beings of auto-antibodies specific to heart tissue has given support to the hypothesis of an auto-immune ætiology in rheumatic fever, following myocardial ...