Maternal health during pregnancy plays a major role in shaping health and disease risks in
the offspring. The maternal immune activation hypothesis proposes that inflammatory …

Health-related conditions often differ qualitatively or quantitatively between individuals of
different birth-assigned sexes and gender identities, and/or with different gendered …

Importance Associations between in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and
neurodevelopment are speculated, but currently unknown. Objective To examine the …

Inflammation is increasingly recognized as a cause or consequence of common problems of
humanity including obesity, stress, depression, pollution and disease states such as …

The immune and nervous systems have unique developmental trajectories that individually
build intricate networks of cells with highly specialized functions. These two systems have …

Events in fetal life impact long-term health outcomes. The placenta is the first organ to form
and is the site of juxtaposition between the maternal and fetal circulations. Most diseases of …

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with a
worldwide prevalence of about 1%, characterized by impairments in social interaction …

Maternal immune activation (MIA) in response to a viral infection during early and mid-
gestation has been linked through various epidemiological studies to a higher risk for the …

Exposure to heightened inflammation in pregnancy caused by infections or other
inflammatory insults has been associated with the onset of neurodevelopmental and …

A prominent health issue nowadays is the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses acute risks to
human health. However, the long-term health consequences are largely unknown and …