Intercellular communication is a key feature of cancer progression and metastasis.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are generated by all cells, including cancer cells, and recent …

Although more studies are demonstrating that a father's environment can influence child
health and disease, the molecular mechanisms underlying non-genetic inheritance remain …

(COVID-19) pandemic has led to huge societal public health and economic challenges
worldwide. The clinical effects of COVID-19 on young children are uncertain when …

It is well-established that testicular spermatozoa are immature and acquire motility and
fertilization capabilities during transit throughout the epididymis. The epididymis is a duct …

BACKGROUND It has long been thought that the factors affecting embryo and foetal
development were exclusively maternally derived; hence, if issues regarding fertility and …

Paternal environmental inputs can influence various phenotypes in offspring, presenting
tremendous implications for basic biology and public health and policy. However, which …

More than a century ago, August Weissman defined a distinction between the germline
(responsible for propagating heritable information from generation to generation) and the …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) including exosomes, microvesicles (MVs), and apoptotic bodies,
are small membrane vesicular structures that are released during cell activation …

Severe or chronic stress and trauma can have a detrimental impact on health. Evidence
suggests that early-life adversity can become biologically embedded and has the potential …

Background There is lots of evidence that maternal peri-gestational metabolic, genomic and
environmental conditions are closely linked to metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes in …