A recent study led by A*STAR's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) found that genetics as well as the environment in the womb play important roles in the development of the baby. The ...

a fetus 's physical features as it develops in its mother's womb are primarily shaped by genetic factors, but a new study led by a team at University College London has found that the pressures an ...

Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in the ...

University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that ...

“This is the first causal evidence that a speech experience is contributing to brain development at this very young age,” ...

The embryo-like model could help scientists test new drugs, create stem cells for transplants and research blood disorders ...

Children’s brains can be boosted by their mother eating nuts during early pregnancy, a new study claims. Attention span, working memory and cognitive function were found to be higher in children whose ...

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UK researchers have found that someone's love of the sauce may be linked to testosterone exposure in the womb -- which has a distinct effect on baby's hand development. Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Prof Josef Hanna demonstrates the process he and his team of scientists used to develop models of early-stage human embryos ...

Robots can do a lot these days. Cleaning houses, building machines, helping doctors in surgery, and now, a scientist based out of China is working on a robot that can carry a human fetus to term. The ...