Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is a growing public health concern. The
complexity of in utero opioid exposure in clinical studies makes it difficult to investigate …

Within the national opioid epidemic, there has been an increase in the number of infants
exposed to opioids in utero. Additionally, opioid agonist medications are the standard of …

The opioid epidemic has received considerable attention, but the impact on perinatal opioid-
exposed (POE) offspring remains underexplored. This study addresses the emerging public …

Children that survive leukemia are at an increased risk for cognitive difficulties. A better
understanding of the neurobiological changes in response to early life chemotherapy will …

The impact of the opioid epidemic on pregnant people and children is a growing public
health crisis. Understanding how opioids affect the developing brain during pregnancy and …

Maternal morphine exposure reduces motivation for basic cognitive tasks, followed by
executive function deficits in attention and accuracy. It also induces depression‐like …

Aberrant neuronal activity in the cortex alters microglia phenotype and function in several
contexts, including chronic psychologic stress and neurodegenerative disease. Recent …

Introduction Infants exposed to opioids in utero are at high risk of exhibiting Neonatal Opioid
Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS), a combination of somatic withdrawal symptoms including …

Background The use of medications for opioid use disorder such as methadone or
buprenorphine is increasing among pregnant women. However, long-term effects of this …

As a result of the current opioid crisis, the rate of children born exposed to opioids has
skyrocketed. Later in life, these children have an increased risk for hospitalization and …