Environmental chemicals have significant impacts on biological systems. Chemical
exposures during early stages of development can disrupt normal patterns of development …

The human brain undergoes a remarkable transformation during fetal life and the first
postnatal years from a relatively undifferentiated but pluripotent organ to a highly specified …

Food insecurity is a public health problem as it affects a wide array of individuals in the
population. It can be characterized by food deprivation, lack of essential nutrition, lack of …

The capacity of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to permit almost any type of
spermatozoa to fertilize oocytes has made it the most successful treatment for male factor …

O objetivo deste artigo é verificar a associação entre fatores maternos e antropométricos e o
consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados em crianças de 4 a 24 meses de idade. Métodos …

This study aimed to examine the prevalence and trends of overweight, obesity and
undernutrition in recent decades in India. Based on a systematic literature search on …

While low socioeconomic status (SES) introduces risk for developmental outcomes among
children, there are an array of proximal processes that determine the ecologies and thus the …

Objective: To assess feeding practices and dietary intake of healthy infants in three Brazilian
municipalities. Methods: By means of a prospective study, we analyzed the food record of 7 …

The regional anatomy of the human prostate has been debated periodically over the last
century with various levels of controversy and agreement, beginning with the concept of …

The placenta acts not only as a conduit of nutrient and waste exchange between mother and
developing fetus, but also functions as a regulator of the intrauterine environment. Recent …