Daily Archives: May 17, 2013

Multiple Environmental Hits and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Stress in puberty unmasks latent neuropathological consequences of prenatal immune activation in mice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23449593 Abstract Prenatal infection and exposure to traumatizing experiences during peripuberty have each been associated with increased risk for neuropsychiatric disorders. Evidence is lacking for the cumulative … Continue reading

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