Fetal development is a critical stage with effects that can last throughout life. Yet, identifying the effects of maternal psychological stress on the fetus has been difficult, mainly because ...

When the "eco-friendly" bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting nanoplastics can accumulate in the fetuses of pregnant mice and interfere with fetal growth. Yichao Huang and ...

The results of a study headed by teams at Anhui Medical University and Fudan University has found that when the “eco-friendly” bioplastic, polylactic acid (PLA), biodegrades, the resulting ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require Utah schools to show students videos of fertilization and development of a fetus inside the womb. HB315, titled Human Growth ...

The public debate on cannabis is dominated by a tone of normalization—less stigmatization, more freedom of choice. The promise of a "natural" alternative to medicines. Meanwhile, science, although ...

A House panel Wednesday approved a wide-ranging education bill that sparked controversy because it would require instruction about "embryologic and fetal development" and take aim at school programs ...

Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at [email protected]. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill that aims to require the annual screening of fetal development videos in public schools has passed the Ohio House. Ohio representatives approved House Bill 485, also ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – State Representative Melanie Miller, (R) Ashland, announced Thursday that House Bill 4885, known as the Baby Olivia Act, passed the Ohio House of Representatives and now goes ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Ohio legislature is set to debate a bill that would require public schools to show students a controversial video on fetal development produced by the anti-abortion group Live ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Board of Education is taking public feedback as it crafts rules for implementing several state education laws signed in 2025 — including one ...