Sex hormone levels, which increase during adolescence, are also heightened during critical periods of fetal brain development. The boys in the study were shown pictures of negative (fearful ...

The findings highlight the important role that maternal testosterone and PCOS may play in future development in boys and girls independently. Prenatal exposure to testosterone—the major sex ...

Getty Images “Exposure to fluoride during pregnancy does not mean that a child will experience greater ... fluoride during pregnancy affects brain development among infants.

At 26 weeks, fetal brain scans show response to touch ... Your baby is growing at lightning speed and their brain development is intense at this stage. Some experts even believe that babies ...

Boys born to mothers who got COVID-19 while ... latest to suggest that a range of maternal infections can alter fetal brain development, especially in male offspring. For example, studies have ...

During fetal development, aromatase expression in the ... of BPA and ASD was particularly evident in the top fifth of boys with vulnerability to the chemical’s endocrine-disrupting properties.

Higher levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic commonly used in food packaging, were detected in urine samples taken from women pregnant with boys ... male fetal brain development in several ...