A new study in Brain Medicine explores how maternal immune activation (MIA) affects hippocampal neuron function in newborn ...

“Maternal infections are a known risk factor for conditions like autism, schizophrenia, and depression,” said Dr Eliyahu ...

The team from the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Slovakia investigated the impact of maternal immune activation (MIA) on ...

Anything that activates this inflammatory cascade too early—what’s known as aberrant immune activation—can result in the premature separation of the maternal and fetal placental layers, ultimately ...

Study shows maternal immune activation alters hippocampal neuron excitability in newborn rats, with implications for autism, schizophrenia, and depression.

Reflecting maternal environmental exposition and ... depends on transitioning from a tolerogenic state to a phase of immune activation, while both systemic and secretory immune functions mature.

Maternal infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, schizophrenia, and ...

Researchers reveal how prenatal and early-childhood stress alters brain function, highlighting new treatment possibilities ...