[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 in pregnancy: implications for fetal brain development

LL Shook, EL Sullivan, JO Lo, RH Perlis… - Trends in molecular …, 2022 - cell.com
The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain is poorly understood. Other antenatal …

The unique immunological and microbial aspects of pregnancy

G Mor, P Aldo, AB Alvero - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
The comparison of the immunological state of pregnancy to an immunosuppressed host–
graft model continues to lead research and clinical practice to ill-defined approaches. This …

Neurodevelopmental outcomes at 1 year in infants of mothers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy

AG Edlow, VM Castro, LL Shook, AJ Kaimal… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Epidemiologic studies suggest maternal immune activation during pregnancy
may be associated with neurodevelopmental effects in offspring. Objective To evaluate …

Association of birth during the COVID-19 pandemic with neurodevelopmental status at 6 months in infants with and without in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 …

LC Shuffrey, MR Firestein, MH Kyle, A Fields… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Associations between in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and
neurodevelopment are speculated, but currently unknown. Objective To examine the …

Prenatal fever and autism risk

M Hornig, MA Bresnahan, X Che, AF Schultz… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Some studies suggest that prenatal infection increases risk of autism spectrum disorders
(ASDs). This study was undertaken in a prospective cohort in Norway to examine whether …

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infections during pregnancy: a national prospective study in Kuwait

M Ayed, A Embaireeg, M Kartam, K More, M Alqallaf… - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background An increasing proportion of women are infected with severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during pregnancy. Intrauterine viral infections …

Genome-wide meta-analysis of cognitive empathy: heritability, and correlates with sex, neuropsychiatric conditions and cognition

V Warrier, KL Grasby, F Uzefovsky, R Toro… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
We conducted a genome-wide meta-analysis of cognitive empathy using the 'Reading the
Mind in the Eyes' Test (Eyes Test) in 88,056 research volunteers of European Ancestry …

Risks associated with viral infections during pregnancy

K Racicot, G Mor - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Despite the prevalence of viral infections in the American population, we still have a limited
understanding of how they affect pregnancy and fetal development. Viruses can gain access …

Sex-specific neurodevelopmental outcomes among offspring of mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy

AG Edlow, VM Castro, LL Shook, S Haneuse… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prior studies using large registries have suggested a modest increase in risk for
neurodevelopmental diagnoses among children of mothers with immune activation during …

The neurological toxicity of heavy metals: A fish perspective

AJ Green, A Planchart - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C …, 2018 - Elsevier
The causes of neurodegenerative diseases are complex with likely contributions from
genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures over an organism's lifetime. In this …