Although COVID-19 is considered to be primarily a respiratory disease, SARS-CoV-2 affects
multiple organ systems including the central nervous system (CNS). Yet, there is no …

BACKGROUND The effects of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnancy
remain relatively unknown. We present a case of second trimester pregnancy with …

Hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons promote satiety. Cannabinoid
receptor 1 (CB1R) is critical for the central regulation of food intake. Here we test whether …

We report that astrocytic insulin signaling co-regulates hypothalamic glucose sensing and
systemic glucose metabolism. Postnatal ablation of insulin receptors (IRs) in glial fibrillary …

We found that leptin receptors were expressed in hypothalamic astrocytes and that their
conditional deletion led to altered glial morphology and synaptic inputs onto hypothalamic …

The medial prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus serve well recognized roles in memory
processing. The hippocampus projects densely to, and exerts strong excitatory actions on …

The mechanisms underlying Zika virus (ZIKV)-related microcephaly and other
neurodevelopment defects remain poorly understood. Here, we describe the derivation and …

Zika virus (ZIKV) can be transmitted sexually between humans. However, it is unknown
whether ZIKV replicates in the vagina and impacts the unborn fetus. Here, we establish a …

Exposure measurements from several countries indicate that humans are routinely exposed
to low levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic xenoestrogen widely used in the production of …

There are no clinically relevant treatments available that improve function in the growing
population of very preterm infants (less than 32 weeks' gestation) with neonatal brain injury …