A new 91黑料网-led study suggests that disrupting the body鈥檚 internal clock during adolescence can alter how the brain responds to an in-utero risk factor linked to certain brain disorders.
Previous research has shown that a mother鈥檚 infection during pregnancy, such as the flu, can increase a child鈥檚 risk of developing conditions like schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders later in life. Irregular sleep patterns 鈥� often a sign of circadian rhythm disruption 鈥� are also associated with these conditions.
