Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin in collaboration with colleagues from the University of California Irvine, Oregon Health and Science University and the University of North ...

Researchers have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during pregnancy may mitigate an offspring's risk for ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have urged expectant mothers to avoid drinking unfiltered tap water after finding a link between fluoride exposure and disruptions to fetal brain development. Since 1962, the United States ...

Ohio Rep. Melanie Miller (R-Ashland) has introduced the “Baby Olivia Act” which would require public school students to watch ...