The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

Disrupting maternal gut-immune axis perturbed immune networks in developing mouse brains, revealing potential mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disorders.

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health - changes in ...

Scientists have developed 3D mini-organs from human fetal brain tissue that self-organize in vitro. These lab-grown organoids open up a brand-new way of studying how the brain develops. They also ...

Immune activation in a pregnant woman can occur in response to metabolic diseases like obesity, infections in pregnancy, exposure to pollution and environmental toxins, or even stress and can have ...

Fetal abnormalities appear to be genetic rather than caused by embolism. Jan. 24, 2014— -- Lawyers representing a pregnant Texas woman on life support against her family’s wishes said that the ...

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom. Brain organoids, which ...