FedEx is making some progress. It’s not rosy yet, but long-delayed packages are starting to arrive. It’s not rosy yet, posts ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth but scientists are warning that cities across the US and beyond are becoming far rattier, and t ...

Preterm birth―defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy—is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the United States. Babies born prematurely are also at an increased risk of having ...

A mom's health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child's risk of autism, a new study argues. Many previous studies have reported such a link, but researchers say nearly all these ...

Exposure to cold in the Netherlands and to heat in Spain appears to be associated with more psychiatric symptoms among ...

The odds of having identical quadruplets are one in 11 million births. With Rachel Vargas's complications, her babies are one in 40 million.

Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S.

A mom’s health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child’s risk of autism, a new study argues.Many previou ...

For years, studies have suggested that a mother’s health during pregnancy could influence her child’s likelihood of ...

Previable premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is when the amniotic sac, the protective membrane that surrounds the fetus, ...

Researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give ...