Science News » Developing male brain exposed to less stress-protective protein

Why are rates of schizophrenia and autism higher in males? New evidence implicates an enzyme expressed in the placenta that helps protect the developing fetal brain from adverse effects of maternal stress early in pregnancy. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)

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