A study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that exposure to lead during pregnancy and ...

Maternal hypertension is linked to poorer cognitive, language outcomes in preterm 2-year-olds, partly due to early brain abnormalities.

Busting stigma is no small task, especially when it involves convincing the public that a psychedelic drug might one day be ...

During the pregnancy and for 2 years after she gave birth, they continued doing MRI brain scans and drawing blood to observe how her brain changed as sex hormones like estrogen ebbed and flowed.

Scientists traced the evolution of pregnancy by studying fetal-maternal cell communication across six mammal species, ...

A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells ...

The family of a brain dead pregnant woman says her baby has been delivered via Cesarean section after they say she was forced to stay on life support for several months due to Georgia's abortion ...

Hormonal Changes: During pregnancy, there are many significant shifts in hormone levels, particularly an increase in estrogen and progesterone. These hormones can affect brain function, potentially ...

During pregnancy, sex hormones possibly played a pivotal role in the evolution of the human brain, suggests new research by scientists at the University of Cambridge. These hormones, like testosterone ...

A pregnant brain-dead woman in Georgia was kept on life support until her fetus was viable. Experts say it raises ethical and legal questions.

A pregnant brain-dead woman in Georgia was kept on life support until her fetus was viable. Experts say it raises ethical and legal questions.