Maternal health during pregnancy plays a major role in shaping health and disease risks in
the offspring. The maternal immune activation hypothesis proposes that inflammatory …

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 …

In this scoping review, we examined the association between maternal nutrition during
pregnancy and neurodevelopment in offspring. We searched the Pubmed and …

The immune and nervous systems have unique developmental trajectories that individually
build intricate networks of cells with highly specialized functions. These two systems have …

Successful pregnancy requires carefully-coordinated communications between the mother
and fetus. Immune cells and cytokine signaling pathways participate as mediators of these …

As important immune cells, microglia undergo a series of alterations during aging that
increase the susceptibility to brain dysfunctions. However, the longitudinal characteristics of …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) characterized by
impairments in social communication, repetitive behaviors, restricted interests, and …

Cross-talk between the nervous and immune systems has been well described in the
context of adult physiology and disease. Recent advances in our understanding of immune …

The COVID-19 pandemic resulting from the emergence of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
remains a major global health concern. Pregnant individuals are more likely to develop …

Early prenatal inflammatory conditions are thought to be a risk factor for different
neurodevelopmental disorders. Maternal interleukin-6 (IL-6) elevation during pregnancy …