Mice bred in a germ-free environment were compared to those bred in an environment colonized with germs, and the latter were ...

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When the germ-free mice were just a handful of days old, the researchers found fewer neurons in their PVN, even when microbes were introduced after birth. That suggests the changes caused by these ...

A specific bacterial infection during pregnancy that can cause severe harm to the unborn brain has been identified for the ...

Infants exposed in utero to methamphetamine or whose mother smoked tobacco while pregnant display delays in motor development and white matter maturation, a new study found. "Our findings provide ...

New research from Michigan State University finds that microbes play an important role in shaping early brain development, specifically in a key brain region that controls stress, social behavior, and ...

Gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy, affects about 14 percent of pregnancies worldwide.

Soo-Kyung Lee, a neurodevelopmental biologist from the State University of New York at Buffalo, built her career studying transcription factors important for brain development and understanding how ...

Children whose mothers had higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy scored better on tests of memory, attention and problem-solving skills at ages 7 to 12 compared with those whose mothers had lower ...

The widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) is linked to altered brain function and poorer fine motor control among children exposed to it while in the womb, researchers report in JAMA Neurology.