Disrupting maternal gut-immune axis perturbed immune networks in developing mouse brains, revealing potential mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

The research team observed that prenatal exposure to NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon in all aforementioned microenvironments combined was associated with an increase in the volume of various brain ...

Research highlights the crucial link between maternal stress during pregnancy and fetal brain development. Prolonged exposure to stress hormones like cortisol can negatively impact the developing ...

London: Brain development in the womb is affected by the mother's level of exposure to air pollution, researchers have found, although it's not clear whether the brain structure differences observed ...

Maternal gut–immune stress shapes fetal brain development differently in males and females, revealing sex-specific pathways ...

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Fetuses more exposed to certain air pollutants show changes in the size of specific brain structures, particularly during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. This is the main finding of a ...

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin in collaboration with colleagues from the University of California Irvine, Oregon Health and Science University and the University of North ...

A baby's neuronal development can be compromised by infections in utero Source: Peter Oslanec/Unsplash It goes without saying that the health of a pregnant mother and the conditions inside the womb ...