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A systematic evidence review finds that consuming cannabis while pregnant appears to increase the odds of preterm birth, low birth weight and infant death.
The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid...
Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers find.
Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as...
Researchers have found a new role for the transcription factor (proteins that regulate the transcription, or copying, of genes). In the fruit fly, this transcription factor,...
Organoids are made to model human organs and are promising for research and therapy, but there are limitations in their growth and function. A recent study...
Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these...
A study followed the development of children's motor skills over a three-year period, from early childhood education to school age. The study showed that independent outdoor...
A retrospective observational study found that 22% of cases of sudden cardiac death were due to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS). Syncope, seizure-like episodes and changes...
Researchers have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare...
