Nagoya University Apr 1 2025 A research group led by Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants. The research suggests the role of CD11c-positive microglia-immune cells in the brain crucial for myelination-during infant brain development. The results, published in Communications Biology , suggest new strategies to mitigate the long-term neurodevelopmental effects of maternal