Researchers have used stem cells to develop new human embryolike structures that model the earliest stages of fetal development so realistically that they even secrete hormones that can turn a lab ...

Sigmund Freud developed a five-stage model of human development, each stage with its own characteristics and challenges. Not only was this a useful way of viewing our growth, but he believed that ...

What do the earliest stages of a pregnancy look like? Embryonic development has been extensively studied, but most of our knowledge of the earliest stages of a growing baby come from stationary ...

Scientists have created a stem cell-derived model of the human embryo in the lab by reprogramming human stem cells. The breakthrough could help research into genetic disorders and in understanding why ...

They discovered that a gene called VGLL1 (vestigial like family member 1) was turned on very early during placenta formation.

Scientists have grown a scalable new embryo-like model that unshrouds some mysteries of early human development, including blood cell formation, or hematopoiesis—a first for the field. In an article ...

The data showed there is "non-linear change across development" in the brain, suggesting it does not continue on one steady ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

The researchers stated that these stages reflect patterns of brain change.