Abstract According to the Developmental Origin of Health and Disease (DOHaD),
intrauterine exposure to adverse environments can affect fetus and birth outcomes and lead …

As the master regulator in utero, the placenta is core to the Developmental Origins of Health
and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis but is historically understudied. To identify placental gene …

Fetal sex affects the risk of pregnancy complications and the long-term effects of prenatal
environment on health. Some have hypothesized that growth strategies differ between the …

Introduction Wildfires are a threat to public health world-wide that are growing in intensity
and prevalence. The biological mechanisms that elicit wildfire-associated toxicity remain …

The placenta undergoes many changes throughout gestation to support the evolving needs
of the foetus. There is also a growing appreciation that male and female foetuses develop …

Aim: The placenta–brain axis reflects a developmental linkage where disrupted placental
function is associated with impaired neurodevelopment later in life. Placental gene …

Background Children born extremely preterm are at heightened risk for intellectual and
social impairment, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). There is increasing evidence …

Cerebral white matter is the most common anatomic location of neonatal brain injury in
preterm newborns. Factors that predispose preterm newborns to white matter damage are …

Prenatal exposure to toxic metals is associated with altered placental function and adverse
infant and child health outcomes. Adverse outcomes include those that are observed at the …

Molecular signatures are being increasingly integrated into predictive biology applications.
However, there are limited studies comparing the overall predictivity of transcriptomic versus …