On Wednesday, the Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee voted to advance Senate Bill 717, also called the ‘Mothers and Preborns ...

Once you get pregnant, your baby’s growth doesn’t always happen in a consistent manner. Rather, they grow in spurts, periods of rapid development followed by slower phases. This is a usual pattern and ...

Scientists worry the NIH banning funding for human fetal tissue research could prevent the development of life-saving ...

Both sexes showed metabolic shifts, but in very different directions. Female rats drifted toward a cancer-like biological ...

After a tense debate, the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice approved SB 164 with a 5-3 vote. Sen. Erin ...

Lawmakers scrapped a policing provision amid concerns it could enable immigration enforcement on school campuses.

More than 19,000 naked baby dolls at varying stages of fetal development were splayed on tables Wednesday in the heart of the ...

On January 22, 2026, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued NOT-OD-26-028, prohibiting the use of NIH funds for research involving human ...

Funding for fetal tissue research had already been declining, according to NIH data. In the 2024 fiscal year, the agency spent $53 million on 77 projects that used fetal tissue. That was down from ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while still in the uterus - a feat that previously has not been possible.

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while still in the uterus—a feat that previously had not been possible. The soft, ...