Preterm birth is a major contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Complications of
prematurity such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD, affecting the lung), pulmonary …

Hypertension is one of the most common risk factors for developing chronic cardiovascular
diseases, including hypertensive nephropathy. Within the glomerulus, hypertension causes …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in children. To ascertain the role of
major genetic variants in the etiology of CP, we conducted exome sequencing on a large …

Acute brain injuries (ABIs) encompass a broad spectrum of primary injuries such as
ischemia, hypoxia, trauma, and hemorrhage that converge into secondary injury where …

The association between ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and systemic inflammation
in women with early pregnancy is unclear. This study estimated the effects of PM 2.5 …

Astrocytes express surface channels involved in purinergic signaling. Among these
channels, pannexin‐1 (Px1) and connexin‐43 (Cx43) hemichannels (HCs) release ATP that …

Connexins (Cxs) form gap junctions through homotypic/heterotypic oligomerization. Cxs are
initially synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum, then assembled as hexamers in the Golgi …

Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotent stem cells with remarkable self‐renewal potential
and also unique competencies to differentiate into neurons, astrocytes, and …

Objectives Intra-amniotic inflammation is a subclinical condition frequently caused by either
microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity or sterile inflammatory stimuli, eg, alarmins. An …

Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes the
ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). An aspect of high uncertainty is whether the …