The impact of exposure to pesticides on fetal brain development

Can exposure to a common pesticide during pregnancy leave a long–term mark on children's brains? A new study examined the ...
Nature

Prenatal environment is associated with the pace of cortical network development over the first three years of life

Environmental influences on brain structure and function during early development have been well-characterized, but whether early environments are associated with the pace of brain development is not ...
News Medical

Prenatal air pollution exposure may slow newborn brain development

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 ...
Business Wire

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Alters Children’s Brain Development, Impairing Motor Skills

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A joint observational study by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Columbia University has found that prenatal exposure to a common pesticide also used as an ...
News Medical

Prenatal progesterone exposure alters brain development genes in male fetuses

The researchers are now planning to investigate the precise mechanisms by which progesterone may alter brain development and whether these changes have any lasting effects later in life. "Given that ...
Nature

Prenatal brain connectivity and postnatal language: how familial risk and prenatal speech exposure shape early language skills

The maturation of the auditory-language brain network begins before birth, driven by gene-environment interactions. We investigated the association between familial and environmental factors and the ...
Medical Xpress

Adverse prenatal exposures linked to higher rates of mental health issues, brain changes in adolescents

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher rates of behavior problems that persisted into mid-adolescence, faster ...
Reuters

Health Rounds: Air pollution exposure alters fetal brain development

June 13 (Reuters) - (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox for free sign ...
Medical Xpress

Prenatal alcohol exposure rewires the brain and fuels compulsive behavior, new study finds

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, may affect as many as 1 in 20 school-aged children in the United States. Despite its prevalence, the exact ...
MSN on MSN

A baby’s brain may be shaped before birth by its genes and gut microbes together

A pregnant mouse whose gut bacteria have been wiped out gives birth to pups with measurably weaker nerve connections between ...
Morningstar

SmartyPants Vitamins Launches New OB-GYN Co-Developed Prenatal Capsule Designed To Support Baby's Brain and Development*

Clean-science nutrition pioneer expands its family-focused line with research-backed prenatal support that delivers 8x more brain-supporting choline§ for baby's development*. This innovation arrives ...
EURweb

Study Finds Link Between Fetal Brain Development and Toddler Vocabulary

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language development, PsyPost reports. Researchers focused on whether prenatal brain ...