Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) occur in 1.5% of the general population
worldwide. Studies suggest that ASD might have more costs than diabetes and attention …

Maternal immune activation (MIA), be it triggered by infectious or noninfectious stimuli, is
implicated in various psychiatric and neurological disorders with developmental etiologies …

Stress is associated with numerous chronic diseases, beginning in fetal development with in
utero exposures (prenatal stress) impacting offspring's risk for disorders later in life. In …

Background Maternal metabolic disturbances and diet may influence long-term infantile
neurodevelopment. We investigated whether maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …

Background The immunologic milieu at the maternal–fetal interface has profound effects on
propelling the development of the fetal brain. However, accessible epidemiological studies …

Pregnant individuals with viral illness may experience significant morbidity and have higher
rates of pregnancy and neonatal complications. With the growing number of viral infections …

Recent advances in statistics and machine learning enable researchers to identify important
mixture components, estimate joint mixture effects and pinpoint critical windows of exposure …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has devastating effects on the population …

Chronic inflammation during pregnancy (eg, preeclampsia, diabetes) is linked to increased
risk for offspring neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

Maternal high-fat diet (HFD) consumption can promote a systemic inflammatory condition
that may impair the offspring brain development, damaging memory and learning, when it …