The main lineages of the human immune system are established early in embryonic development and become more diverse and complex in the fetus. They comprise innate immune cells (including monocytes, ...

The perinatal period, encompassing both prenatal and early postnatal stages, is a highly dynamic and foundational phase of brain development. Despite its significance, limited work has tracked brain ...

A team of more than 200 researchers around the world, involving multiple health and scientific institutions, led by the University of Oxford, has published the first digital atlas showing the dynamics ...

New Endocrine Society research found prenatal exposure to DEHP — found in hospital IV tubing and food packaging — permanently ...

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The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioral traits that have made human societies able to thrive ...

Prenatal human skin atlas and organoid will accelerate research into congenital diseases and lead to clinical applications for regenerative medicine. For the first time, researchers have created a ...

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language ...

For the first time, researchers have created a single cell atlas of prenatal human skin to understand how skin forms, and what goes wrong in disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, ...

The combination of placenta-derived stem cells (PMSCs) with standard in utero repair for severe spina bifida appears feasible and safe, with no cell-related adverse events observed at birth, a ...