Background Maternal infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of
schizophrenia and autism in the offspring. Supporting this correlation, experimentally …

Epidemiological evidence implicates maternal infection as a risk factor for autism spectrum
disorder and schizophrenia. Animal models corroborate this link and demonstrate that …

Direct viral infection of the developing brain can have disastrous consequences for the fetus.
More subtle and perhaps more insidious are viral infections of the pregnant mother, which …

Epidemiological evidence suggests that one's risk of being diagnosed with a
neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD)—such as autism, ADHD, or schizophrenia—increases …

Background Epidemiological studies suggest that the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders
such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia is increased by prenatal …

Exposure to maternal infection in utero increases the risk that offspring will develop
neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia …

It is becoming increasingly apparent that the causes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are
due to both genetic and environmental factors. Animal studies provide important …

Increasing evidence suggests a role for inflammation in neuropsychiatric conditions
including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental syndrome with higher …

Maternal immune activation (MIA) via infection during pregnancy is known to increase risk
for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, it is unclear how MIA disrupts fetal brain gene …

Maternal infection is a risk factor for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SZ).
Indeed, modeling this risk factor in mice through maternal immune activation (MIA) causes …