A new study shows extreme heat caused by climate change is posing dangerous risks for maternal health and birth outcomes.

their effects can persist through fetal development and into later life. The team compared the DNA changes to health data collected when the children were 7 to 12 years old—including body mass index, ...

Epigenetic changes — particularly altered DNA methylation — at birth may be associated with risk for metabolic dysfunction later in life, according to research presented at Digestive Disease ...

The study found that the RO contains three distinct regions that mature during fetal development and then are maintained ... and whether the proteins it secretes change in response to changes in the ...

A University of Utah study reported high ozone levels can harm fetal brain development in places with heavy oil drilling and production, including Utah's Wasatch Front and Uinta Basin and Colorado ...

THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS MAKING CHANGES TO A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE STUDENTS IN SEX ED CLASSES ACROSS THE STATE TO WATCH A VIDEO ON FETAL DEVELOPMENT. GONE ARE REFERENCES IN THE ORIGINAL ...

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 ...