Children born to obese mothers are at a higher risk of developing asthma, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. We used a diet-induced maternal obesity mouse model t [...]

During development, cells must migrate from their origin to their final destination, a process that is dependent on the actin cytoskeleton. Cells can migrate independentl [...]

Despite their devastating impacts on millions of people, most rare and congenital disorders remain poorly understood, leaving the patients with these disorders with no FD [...]

Pioneer neurons establish the initial nervous system structure by extending axons toward distant targets, but their molecular distinction from follower neurons was previo [...]

Increasing evidence suggests that greater maternal adiposity during pregnancy is related to offspring risk for mental health disorders, although the mechanisms through wh [...]

Cannabis is the most frequently used federally illicit substance in pregnancy. The available human literature suggests that infants exposed to cannabis in pregnancy displ [...]

Access to early gestational placental tissue in humans is constrained by a host of ethical challenges. As a result, early events of placentation and fetal development are [...]