During pregnancy, as a mother’s body nurtures new life, her health shapes the baby’s development. Shifts in maternal health can trickle to the fetus, leaving lasting effects on the baby’s long-term ...

An Unusual Diagnosis The child was brought to medical attention because of delayed motor development and an enlarged head ...

Early detection and treatment of congenital cerebral ventriculomegaly (CCV)—when a fetus's fluid-filled brain ventricles ...

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The study reveals that prenatal fructose exposure directly alters neural stem cells (NSCs), the foundational master cells ...

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 ...

A study in mice has discovered that the presence of Bifidobacterium breve bacteria in the mother's gut during pregnancy promotes healthy brain development in the fetus. The fetal brain development of ...

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 ...

Previous studies have shown that high fructose intake while pregnant raises the risk of gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, ...