Plasticity in developmental programming has evolved in order to provide the best chances of
survival and reproductive success to the organism under changing environments …

The role of epigenetics in aging and age-related diseases is a key issue in molecular
physiology and medicine because certain epigenetic factors are thought to mediate, at least …

The recent availability of comprehensive, brain-wide gene expression atlases such as the
Allen Human Brain Atlas (AHBA) has opened new opportunities for understanding how …

Comparison between groups of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins enables an
estimation of the relative contribution of genetic and shared and nonshared environmental …

Ischemic stroke (IS) is a multifactorial and heterogeneous neurological disorder with high
rate of death and long-term impairment. Despite years of studies, there are still no stroke …

The integration of modern neuroimaging methods with genetically informative designs and
data can shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying the structural and functional …

Noninvasive neuroimaging is a powerful tool for quantifying diverse aspects of brain
structure and function in vivo, and it has been used extensively to map the neural changes …

The functioning of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and serotonergic (5-HT)
system are known to be intertwined with mood. Alterations in these systems are often …

Many age-associated conditions, such as the decrease in regenerative capacity of tissues,
appear to be determined by a decline in the function of specific somatic stem cells. Although …

There is growing evidence that genetic risk factors for common disease are caused by
hereditary changes of gene regulation acting in complex pathways. Clearly understanding …