More than one-third of American adults are obese and statistics are similar worldwide.
Caloric intake and diet composition have large and lasting effects on cognition and emotion …

Growing evidence supports an important role for the intrauterine environment in shaping
fetal development and subsequent child health and disease risk. The fetal brain is …

Mechanistic studies that more comprehensively assess biomarkers reflecting alterations
across interrelated stress response systems and associated regulatory processes, in both …

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 …

The early postnatal period is a highly sensitive time period for the developing brain, both in
humans and rodents. During this time window, exposure to adverse experiences can …

Involvement of life stress in Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD) has been evinced in
longitudinal cohort epidemiological studies, and endocrinologic evidence suggests …

Early‐life adversity (ELA) in the form of stress, inflammation, or malnutrition, can increase the
risk of developing psychopathology or cognitive problems in adulthood. The neurobiological …

The present review revisits three hypothesized models that potentially could explain how
prenatal maternal stress influences fetal development, birth outcomes, and subsequent …

Background Temporal-and sex-specific effects of perinatal stress have not been examined
for childhood asthma. Objectives We examined associations between prenatal and/or …

Background Childhood adversity is a major risk factor for cardiometabolic health problems.
Stress-related changes in diet suggest a role for endocrine factors that influence dietary …