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 …

ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in millions of
patients infected worldwide and indirectly affecting even more individuals through disruption …

Sex and gender dimorphisms are found in a large variety of diseases, including sepsis and
septic shock which are more prevalent in men than in women. Animal models show that the …

Epidemiological evidence suggests that one's risk of being diagnosed with a
neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD)—such as autism, ADHD, or schizophrenia—increases …

Maternal infection has emerged as an important environmental risk factor for
neurodevelopmental disorders, including schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders …

Prenatal brain development is a highly orchestrated process, making it a very vulnerable
window to perturbations. Maternal stress and subsequent inflammation during pregnancy …

Objective: The goal of this article is to review the past decade's literature and provide a
critical commentary on the involvement of immunological mechanisms in normal brain …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder defined by deficits in
social communication and stereotypical behaviours. ASD's aetiology remains mostly …

We propose that the mitochondrion, an essential cellular organelle, mediates the long-term
prenatal environmental effects of disease in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Many prenatal …

Environmental enrichment (EE) has been successfully implemented in human rehabilitation
settings. However, the mechanisms underlying its success are not understood. Incorporating …