In a recent review article published in the journal Antioxidants, researchers explored how environmental factors impact the brain development of fetuses and neonates, emphasizing inflammation and ...

A new study shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the ...

Fetal brain development can be negatively impacted by an infection that occurs in utero, and the resulting maternal inflammation. Indeed, an illness in a mother is associated with an increased risk of ...

A new study shows that severe flu infections in pregnant mice compromise both placental and brain barriers, allowing large ...

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows, for the first time, that severe flu infection in pregnant ...

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows, for the first time, that severe flu infection in pregnant ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are lifelong conditions caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, affecting children’s ...