Humans develop sharp vision during early fetal development thanks to an interplay between a vitamin A derivative and thyroid hormones in the retina, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found.

Week 3 of pregnancy marks a crucial phase when your baby’s genetic blueprint begins to guide development. Although DNA is ...

Rowan University biology professor Natasha Shylo is exploring left-right asymmetry development with a grant from the National Institutes of Health.

In the wake of a Central Florida couple suing a Longwood fertility clinic for implanting the wrong embryo, legal experts say ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it will stop funding all research that uses human fetal tissue, ending support for studies both inside and outside the agency. In a statement, the NIH ...

WSJ’s Aaron Back breaks down the sharp selloff in Japanese government bonds this week, and why investors shouldn’t be concerned for now. Photo Illustration: Jason Boone “There are decades where ...

A Florida couple is suing a fertility clinic in the state after they say the clinic implanted the wrong embryo in the mother, who went on to give birth to a child that was not her own. According to a ...

The National Institutes of Health, the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, announced Thursday that it would no longer support research that utilizes fetal tissue donated to ...

FILE - The National Institutes of Health's James Shannon building is seen on the agency's campus in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais ...

The Trump administration announced Thursday that human fetal tissue derived from abortions can no longer be used in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The policy, long urged by anti ...