A fetus develops a brain and spinal cord early on. Find out how this development occurs and what you can do to support it. Fact checked by Sarah ScottMedically reviewed by Bree Lustre, MDFact checked ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One analysis in the new review found that intake of eggs and associated nutrients such as choline during pregnancy was positively associated with brain maturation at 36 weeks [4].

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 ...