Genetic conditions often result from inherited mutations passed down from one or both parents. In an inherited genetic disorder, a mutated gene is transmitted from a parent. 3 Recent developments have ...

As an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist, I have spent several decades studying the hidden threats to human beings’ reproductive health and development. My goal has always been and ...

Early in fetal development, a mass of cells known as the bipotential gonad has the possibility of giving rise either to ovaries or testes, reproductive organs that contribute to many of the ...

Plant reproductive development, spanning flowering, pollination, fertilization, and seed formation, is orchestrated through the integration of genetic, epigenetic, hormonal, and environmental cues.

From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory well-being. Now, research suggests another reason to hold our breath: ...

Octopus species exhibit complex life histories, with reproductive development and embryogenesis playing pivotal roles in their survival and adaptability. Research in this field has elucidated how ...

Minipuberty is a stage of reproductive development during infancy in both sexes when reproductive hormones change and reproductive organs develop. The importance of minipuberty is not well understood ...

Shanna Awan is a leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologist and professor of environmental and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at New York City's Mount Sinai hospital. She's ...

For decades, testosterone has been recognized as the primary driver of male reproductive development and secondary sex characteristics. Yet its influence extends beyond fertility and sexual function, ...

It’s common sense that inhaling pollutants, like exhaust fumes and wood smoke, isn’t a great thing for our health: just spend half an hour outside when wildfire smoke is choking up the sky and ...

The average age of the onset of puberty has been dropping in the last century—with some girls starting to develop breasts as early as age six or seven. These shifts in the reproductive development ...