Scientists believe that using cannabis during pregnancy could affect the memory of the unborn child. So far they have only studied the phenomenon in rats, but say their findings are cause for concern ...

Like humans, young rats that give birth have a reduced risk of breast cancer later in life. But a new study shows that this protective effect in animals is negated if they're exposed to an ...

Washington State University researchers have found that the great-grandchildren of pregnant rats exposed to low doses of the chemical contaminant dioxin develop diseases and reproductive abnormalities ...

A new study in rats could begin to explain why allergies during pregnancy are linked to higher risks for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism in children. A new study in rats could ...

Matthew Eagan serves as government relations manager at The Heritage Foundation. Recently, a team of Chinese scientists published a study in which they parabiotically joined a male and female rat, ...

Anesthetic pollutants in the operating room have been implicated in producing spontaneous abortion in exposed personnel and congenital malformations among their offspring. To test the effects of trace ...

AS GOVERNMENTS around the world update their policies towards the legality of cannabis, that drug’s medical and recreational use is spreading. Many women therefore want to know whether it is safe to ...

Pregnant women who consume too much caffeine could risk damaging their baby's liver, according to scientists who studied rats. Consuming caffeine was found to disrupt the development of the liver ...