Environmental exposures including toxins and nutrition may hamper the developing brain in
utero, limiting the brain's reserve capacity and increasing the risk for Alzheimer's disease …

Vitamin D status during pregnancy is involved in numerous physiological processes,
including brain development. In this study, we assess the association between vitamin D …

Introduction: Vitamin D (VitD) has been shown to impact neurodevelopment. Studies have
shown that higher 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25 (OH) D) concentrations (the indicator of vitD …

Background Findings from previous studies on maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D]
levels during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring are inconsistent …

Vitamin D influence on brain development and subsequent postnatal neurodevelopment
remains controversial. We explored the correlation between cord blood vitamin D levels and …

Background: A virus is a tiny agent, around one-hundredth the size of a bacterium which can
infect cells of plants and animals. Seven coronaviruses are known to infect humans; three of …

Introdução: Atualmente, existe uma grande busca nos campos da ciência e da medicina na
identificação dos fatores de risco associados ao autismo, caracterizado por um distúrbio …

Over the past decades, recent research has reignited interest not only in the genetic risk
factors associated with some neurodevelopmental deficits but also in the role of nutrition and …

Neurogenesis is defined as the process of generation of new neurons in the brain, involving
proliferation, differentiation, and migration of neurons. Micronutrients such as vitamins and …

Pregnancy is a physiological process during which significant changes occur in almost all
organs and systems of the female organism. The health and lifestyle of the future mother are …