Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Toxicology

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, “Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Toxicology”, aims to collect cutting-edge original research or in-depth review articles concerning exposures that occur during pregnancy or in the first few months of life that impact neurodevelopment. Infants remain vulnerable to insults during fetal development as well as during the neurological development that continues throughout early childhood. However, a better understanding of the impact of insults can also allow for new therapies and treatments to be pursued at a time when optimal outcomes can be achieved. Insults may include, but are not limited to, substance exposure, environmental exposures, chemical exposures, or other exposures backed up by research that supports their impact on neonatal neurodevelopment. Research and reviews should focus on describing the type of impact observed, provide evidence for alterations in specific molecular mechanisms when possible, and provide possible agents and/or therapies that may ameliorate any negative impacts if known. As IJMS focuses on molecular science, any clinical submissions should include biomolecular experiments in order to be considered for publication.

Dr. Jessie R. Maxwell
Guest Editor

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