Summary: A new mouse study could help explain how mothers who contract CMV during pregnancy have an increased risk of their offspring developing autism and schizophrenia. Source: Weizmann Institute of Science. Weizmann Institute findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the offspring. DisruptedContinue reading “Disrupted Immunity in the Fetal Brain Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders”