In the last ten years, there has been a growing interest regarding the relationship between
gut microbiota, brain, and neurological-associated affections. As multiple preclinical and …

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and
intellectual disability (ID), are pervasive, often lifelong disorders, lacking evidence‐based …

Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a serious environmental issue worldwide, but its
potential effects on health remain unknown. The administration of polystyrene MPs (PS …

Research with rodents is crucial for expanding our understanding of genetic and
environmental risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). However, there is …

Animal studies over the past two decades have led to extensive advances in our
understanding of pathogenesis of depressive disorders. Among these, rodent behavioural …

The developing brain is extremely sensitive to many chemicals. Perinatal exposure to
neurotoxicants has been implicated in several neurodevelopmental disorders, including …

Neuronal activity generates DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) at specific loci in vitro and
this facilitates the rapid transcriptional induction of early response genes (ERGs) …

In the last decades, the conceptualization of schizophrenia has dramatically changed,
moving from a neurodegenerative process occurring in early adult life to a …

Exposure to trauma, high-stress situations, and disrupted sleep are well known risk factors
affecting firefighters' mental health. Little is known about the association between firefighters' …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common set of heterogeneous neurodevelopmental
disorders resulting from a variety of genetic and environmental risk factors. A core feature of …