Traumatic experiences during childhood can persistently alter mental and physical health in
humans and have been implicated in transmission of symptoms to the progeny in animal …

Birth weight (BW) represents an important clinical and toxicological measure, indicative of
the overall health of the newborn as well as potential risk for later-in-life outcomes. BW can …

Background Previously, we revealed sexually dimorphic mRNA expression and
responsiveness to maternal dietary supplementation with n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated …

Background Compared to the exhaustive study of transgenerational programming of obesity
and diabetes through exposures in the prenatal period, postnatal programming mechanisms …

Background Poor placental function is a common cause of intrauterine growth restriction,
which in turn is associated with increased risks of adverse health outcomes. Our prior work …

This prospective cross-sectional case-control study investigated the postpartal gene
expression of microRNAs associated with diabetes/cardiovascular/cerebrovascular …

The placenta is crucial for fetal development, yet the impact of environmental stressors such
as arsenic exposure remains poorly understood. We apply single-cell RNA sequencing to …

INTRODUCTION: This study focuses on the implementation of modulated modularity
clustering (MMC) a new cluster algorithm for the identification of molecular signatures of …

Abstract Background/Aims Early life exposures to marine contaminants can adversely
impact child health but modes of action are unclear. Human milk contains extracellular …

Background: The fetus grows in a sterile womb environment. After birth, the newborn
immune system has two immediate hurdles to clear. First immediate suppression of the …