Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The complex, tightly regulated process of prenatal brain development may be adversely affected by “everyday exposures” such as stress and environmental pollutants. Researchers are only just beginning ...

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Viral infection and the associated immune activation in mothers during pregnancy is linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in their offspring. But how perturbations at the maternal–fetal interface ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the mother's immune system have been linked to an increased risk of ...