Our body has a remarkable ability to remember its past encounters with allergens,
pathogens, wounds and irritants, and to react more quickly to the next experience. This …

Prenatal development is currently recognized as a critical period in the etiology of human
diseases. This is particularly so when an unfavorable environment interacts with a genetic …

In utero exposure to environmental stress in both animals and humans could result in long-
term epigenome alterations which further lead to consequences for adaptation and …

Background The effect of fetal and early childhood living conditions on adult health has long
been debated, but empirical assessment in human beings remains a challenge. We used …

Does the quality of our diet during early life impact our long-term mental health?
Accumulating evidence suggests that nutrition interacts with our genes and that there is a …

We study whether paternal trauma is transmitted to the children of survivors of Confederate
prisoner of war (POW) camps during the US Civil War (1861–1865) to affect their longevity at …

This paper describes the findings of studies among men and women who were born around
the time of the Dutch famine of 1944–1945, investigating the effects of undernutrition during …

In order to better understand the implications of physical activity and nutrition in child
development, we conducted the present narrative with the aim to analyze the physical …

To test the hypothesis that early-life adversity accelerates the pace of biological aging, we
analyzed data from the Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study (DHWFS, N= 951). DHWFS is a …

Objectives Described as an indiscriminate killer by many chroniclers, the Black Death
descended on London during the 14th century. To best understand the pattern of …