One of several findings was the discovery of a group of cells, likely unique to humans, that may help the heart respond to low oxygen levels.

When does your baby develop a heartbeat? A baby's heartbeat (at this point a fluttering of cells) starts as early as to 4 weeks after conception or 6 weeks after the first day of the last menstrual ...

New testing in maternal hyperoxia — giving extra oxygen to pregnant people — shows that prenatal interventions might yield ...

New research in Sweden has produced a "blueprint" revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It ...

New research in Sweden has produced a "blueprint" revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development.

Everyone has, at some point in their life, held a baby in their arms. They could be your children, grandchildren, niece or nephew or siblings. Have you ever stopped to wonder how many things must have ...

Aitor Aguirre receives funding from the NIH, AHA, Corewell-MSU Alliance Foundation and HVI. Aleksandra Kostina and Brett Volmert do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia study highlights the role of genetic and developmental pathways on fetal health and outcomes in congenital heart disease PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

When expectant parents imagine their baby’s beating heart, few consider the possibility of a structural issue being present from day one. Yet for thousands of families each year, this becomes reality ...