Transportation noise is a ubiquitous urban exposure. In 2018, the World Health Organization
concluded that chronic exposure to road traffic noise is a risk factor for ischemic heart …

Background Undernutrition in pregnant women is an unfavorable environmental condition
that can affect the intrauterine development via epigenetic mechanisms and thus have long …

Background Hypertension is a crucial risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease and
reducing life expectancy. We aimed to detect DNA methylation (DNAm) variants potentially …

Maternal obesity is an important risk factor for childhood obesity and influences the
prevalence of metabolic diseases in offspring. As childhood obesity is influenced by …

The gut microbiome is a potentially important mechanism that links prenatal disaster
exposures with increased disease risks. However, whether prenatal disaster exposures are …

The greatest risk factor for cognitive decline is aging. The biological mechanisms for this
decline remain enigmatic due, in part, to the confounding of normal aging mechanisms and …

The correlation of early life adversity with adulthood psychopathology has already been
revealed by epidemiological studies. To find the biological mechanisms underlying the cross …

Maternal undernutrition during pregnancy is associated with adverse effects in the offspring
during adulthood and contributes to the risk of developing a number of chronic diseases …

Obesity is an established risk factor for hypertension, but the mechanisms are only partially
understood. We examined whether body mass index (BMI)-related DNA methylation …

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), collectively representing one of the most common
chronic pain conditions, have a substantial genetic component, but genetic variation alone …