Federal law requires that children with suspected disabilities be offered therapies that could help them thrive later in life. But children from birth to age 1 are the least likely to receive that ...

Women drinking more alcohol than usual during Covid pandemic lockdowns has led to more children starting school this ...

A study published in Science reveals a cellular mechanism involved in the inheritance of genetic mutations. The study also ...

It’s one of the rarest — and most devastating — genetic disorders doctors encounter. Harlequin ichthyosis affects just a handful of newborns each year in the US, but the condition is unmistakable, ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in every 2800 babies is born with spina bifida every year in the ...

Australian researchers have uncovered a startling link between infant sleep patterns and the development of autistic traits. According to the study, babies who sleep less or experience poorer sleep ...

The first babies with three biological parents were born out of a new technique to prevent mitochondrial disease. The nucleus of an egg fertilized in vitro was transferred into a donor egg without a ...

Eight healthy babies have been born in the U.K. using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the people behind a world-first trial ...

“I'd keep on going if they'd let me," the 81-year-old said. An Australian man credited with saving the lives of over 2.4 million babies with his blood plasma made his final donation Friday, according ...