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- Highlights
- Roughly 10 percent of the American population lives with a neurodevelopmental condition, including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, learning disorders, auditory and visual processing disorders, and more
- Salk researchers uncover link between severe maternal illness during pregnancy and elevated risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in mice
- Findings show maternal immune activation, as occurs during illness, leads to widespread epigenetic changes and altered frontal cortex in offspring
LA JOLLA—Neurodevelopmental conditions, which include autism spectrum disorders, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), and more, impact around ten percent of the American population. Despite their prevalence, it has remained difficult to pin down where, when, and how many of these disorders begin.
Yet scientists have noticed one pattern: Severe illness during pregnancy can increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring.
To figure out why this may be the case, Salk Institute researchers monitored the…
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