What would happen if nearly every mother around the world breastfed her babies? Great things, new evidence suggests.

Girls are becoming women at younger ages, and sugar-sweetened beverages might be playing a role.

If you want to make a baby, you need a sperm and a mature egg. Until recently, scientists haven't known how to grow eggs to maturity on their own. But now they have an idea.

Pregnant women undergoing cancer therapy worry that the treatment will hurt their baby's health. But rest assured, chemotherapy does not put a growing baby at risk of health problems, reports a new study.

Having low levels of vitamin D has been associated with a host of health problems. Researchers now believe this deficiency could have a life-long impact on girls.

A report supported by the European Union-funded project Eurocancercoms says funding for children's cancer research is too low to sustain improvements.

A new study finds offspring from male cancer survivors face a slight increase in major congenital birth abnormalities compared to offspring from fathers with no history of cancer.

Children vaccinated against hepatitis B might be at a lower risk of developing leukemia, according to a new study.

Congenital defects and certain cancers are caused by malfunctioning stem cells, even before birth.