Climate change could be increasing risks to children's brain development. A new study finds that exposure to higher ...

Exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy and early infancy is associated with slower growth of the thalamus later in ...

A new international study has found that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy and early infancy may be associated ...

Research at Karlstad University shows that exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and adverse life events during pregnancy can influence children's behavior and brain development. "We know that ...

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Summary: By measuring raw hormone concentrations directly from maternal blood samples during the first trimester of pregnancy ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol—a necessary hormone for fetal development—and this would affect the baby's development from very early ...

The research, published Friday in the journal Nature Communications, is said to be the first study to provide evidence of the direct impact of serotonin, a feel-good hormone, on the fetal development ...

A healthy diet in early pregnancy supports the child's motor development at the age of 5-6 years. Higher maternal body fat mass, on the other hand, has an adverse effect on the child's motor ...