A new study maps how prenatal stress alters immune signalling in the developing brain at a level of detail not seen before ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during ...

A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research is shedding light on how antidepressants taken during pregnancy might affect fetal brain development, potentially ...

A University of Utah study reported high ozone levels can harm fetal brain development in places with heavy oil drilling and production, including Utah's Wasatch Front and Uinta Basin and Colorado's ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A joint observational study by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Columbia University has found that prenatal exposure to a common pesticide also used as an ...

Left amygdalar volumes were smaller in newborns whose mothers had high psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, a small cross-sectional study suggested. Infants of mothers with elevated ...

April 15, 2009 — Prenatal use of methamphetamine has been linked to abnormal brain development and may explain developmental delays sometimes observed in exposed children. The first study to examine ...

A vegan pregnancy requires special care, especially when it comes to vitamin B12. Learn why B12 is essential for fetal development, the risks of deficiency, and how expectant mothers can meet their ...

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Alters Children’s Brain Development, Impairing Motor Skills Exposure during pregnancy to chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide, causes lasting changes in children’s brains ...