By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD By seamlessly tracking brain growth from the womb into early life, researchers uncover when key brain regions surge and how subtle sex differences emerge before birth. Study: ...

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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 ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution ...

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 ...

Untreated thyroid disorders in pregnancy can affect a baby's brain, growth and vision. Experts explain why early screening ...

How can events that occurred before our birth shape our behaviors decades later? Recent research explores this link between ...

Prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and black carbon is linked to lower infant cognitive scores. Eye-tracking shows poorer memory, with boys being more vulnerable.

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Alters Children’s Brain Development, Impairing Motor Skills Exposure during pregnancy to chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide, causes lasting changes in children’s brains ...