Research highlights the crucial link between maternal stress during pregnancy and fetal brain development. Prolonged exposure to stress hormones like cortisol can negatively impact the developing ...

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 research team observed that prenatal exposure to NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon in all aforementioned microenvironments combined was associated with an increase in the volume of various brain ...

A new study published in Nature Communications provides direct evidence that antidepressant use during pregnancy can impact a child’s brain development and contribute to the risk of mental health ...

A new study analyzed data from participants who have been followed for over 50 years, starting before their births. Researchers found that maternal immune activity during a critical period of ...

Another recent study found that exposure to air pollution later in pregnancy could significantly increase the odds of ...

If you’re stressed or wanting to enjoy virtual happy hour with friends while pregnant, having a glass of wine every so often may seem like a relaxing plan. But that behavior runs counter to a study ...

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 ...

A recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry provides evidence that exposure to cannabis during pregnancy may alter the ...

London: Brain development in the womb is affected by the mother's level of exposure to air pollution, researchers have found, although it's not clear whether the brain structure differences observed ...