Although the prenatal stage is a critical period for brain development, very few studies have focused on the effects of ...

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 ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on ...

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 ...

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

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

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher rates of behavior problems that persisted into mid-adolescence, faster ...

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 recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry provides evidence that exposure to cannabis during pregnancy may alter the trajectory of brain development in offspring from the fetal stage through ...

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 ...