Spanish colonizers established a mining town named Potosí in what is now Bolivia. It was located more than […] ...

In people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing issues that can last a lifetime ...

surgically joined its circulation to that of a female rat, and transferred embryos into the uteruses of each animal, they found that the male could in fact carry a pregnancy. In 4 percent of cases, ...

A new study in Brain Medicine explores how maternal immune activation (MIA) affects hippocampal neuron function in newborn ...

Study shows maternal immune activation alters hippocampal neuron excitability in newborn rats, with implications for autism, schizophrenia, and depression.

A team of European researchers has in a pioneering study, released on Tuesday, found compelling evidence that maternal infections during pregnancy can have lasting effects on offspring brain function.

Maternal infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, schizophrenia, and depression, but treatments could help.