A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

On MRI screens barely larger than a paperback, thin white arcs flicker like frost on glass. Those arcs are myelin, and a new study from Barcelona indicates that prenatal air pollution is linked to ...

A nutritional supplement taken during pregnancy may support fetal brain development and improve children's cognitive ...

During the first weeks of pregnancy, developing cells are already laying the foundation for the brain. Iron plays a major ...

Study finds that psychotherapy during pregnancy can improve depression outcomes and could benefit infant brain and emotional development.

Newswise — It has long been known that prenatal exposure to certain environmental factors can cause neurotoxic effects in developing children. Alcohol exposure is linked to smaller total and regional ...

*A new study published in Developmental Science suggests prenatal brain growth may influence early childhood language development, PsyPost reports. Researchers focused on whether prenatal brain ...

Now, in this study, the researchers injected pregnant ewes with 200 mg of progesterone, twice a week, from day 20 to 75 (equivalent to 15 weeks of pregnancy in humans) and found that, in male fetuses, ...

Editor's Note: The story has been updated with additional commentary. Higher prenatal exposure to a common pesticide, chlorpyrifos (CPF), was associated with a greater likelihood of brain ...