A genetic study in mice shows how stress during pregnancy can alter immune signalling in the foetal brain, increasing the risk of neurodevelopmental abnormalities. In a paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, researchers have mapped how stress events during pregnancy can affect the neuroimmune landscape of the developing foetal brain

The method, called V2P (Variant to Phenotype), is intended to speed up genetic testing and support the search for new treatments for complex and rare conditions