Infections during pregnancy have a negative impact upon maternal care and can trigger depression in the child
Medical News Archived, TheSynapse Online
A viral infection in a pregnant woman not only affects her subsequent ability to provide maternal care but can also trigger depression in her offspring, which can then even extend into the next generation as a result of changes to genetic mechanisms in the brain….
Pregnancy Leads to Changes in the Mother’s Brain
A study directed by researchers from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and IMIM are the first to reveal how pregnancy causes long-lasting alterations in brain structure, probably related to improving the mother’s ability to protect and interact with the child. The research was published in…
Sponsor Message
Tags
adoloscence
cancer
cannabis
Cardiology
Contribution
dementia
Dentistry
Dermatology
Dermfest
Editorial
endocrinology
environmental health
exercise
Family Medicine
Francesco Carelli
gastroenterology
genetics
Geriatrics
gynaecology
hypertension
infections
Infectious Diseases
Medical Education
Medical Ethics
Medicine and the arts
microbionta
Neurology
Nutrition
obesity
obstetrics
Oncology
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics
Pharmacology
Pharmacy Practice
Psychiatry
Public Health
Radiology
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
smoking
Surgery
TheSynapse Interview
Urology
Women's health