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 …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) characterized by
impairments in social communication, repetitive behaviors, restricted interests, and …

Microglia, the resident immune cells in the brain, are essential for modulating neurogenesis,
influencing synaptic remodeling, and regulating neuroinflammation by surveying the brain …

SARS-CoV-2, which causes the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has a
brain neurotropism through binding to the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 …

Schizophrenia is a disorder with a heterogeneous etiology involving complex interplay
between genetic and environmental risk factors. The immune system is now known to play …

Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a persistent, and impairing
pediatric-onset neurodevelopmental condition. Its high prevalence, and recurrent …

Associations between influenza infection and psychosis have been reported since the
eighteenth century, with acute “psychoses of influenza” documented during multiple …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has captured the attention of scientists, clinicians and the
lay public because of its uncertain origins and striking and unexplained clinical …

The developing brain is sensitive to a variety of insults. Epidemiological studies have
identified prenatal exposure to infection as a risk factor for a range of neurological disorders …

Microglia, immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), are important for tissue
development and maintenance and are implicated in CNS disease, but we lack …