Male and female brains begin developing differently in the womb. Here's how genetics, hormones, and prenatal biology shape brain structure, behaviour, and mental health outcomes before birth.

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 ...

University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers Károly Mirnics (L) and Zeljka Korade say their newly published review of suspected connections between commonly prescribed drugs and childhood brain ...

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A study involving over 700 pregnant women analyzes for the first time how air pollution may affect fetal brain development The study results also showed an association between higher exposure to black ...

Pregnancy comes with countless concerns for expectant mothers, from morning sickness to delivery plans. Now, alarming new research adds another worry to the list: how blood sugar problems during ...

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 ...

The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can be found in very early stages of ...

Prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and black carbon is linked to lower infant cognitive scores. Eye-tracking shows poorer memory, with boys being more vulnerable.

Study Identifies a Potential Connection to Autism Development A recent study published in The Journal of Immunology ha ...