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The association of maternal prenatal psychosocial stress with vascular function in the child at age 10-11 years: findings from the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objective To investigate whether (1) maternal psychosocial stress (depression/anxiety) during pregnancy is associated with offspring vascular function and (2) whether any association differs depending on the gestational timing of exposure to stress.
Gemke, Reinoud J. B. J.   +24 more
core   +1 more source

A comprehensive perspective on melanoidins: definitions, polymerization, chromogenic mechanism, cross-linking, and bioactivity

open access: yesFood Chemistry Advances
Melanoidins, a class of Maillard reaction products (MRPs), are ubiquitous in thermally processed foods and exhibit a diverse spectrum of biological activities.
Zhisong Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of External Radiation Exposure on Perinatal Outcomes in Pregnant Women After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: the Fukushima Health Management Survey

open access: yesJournal of Epidemiology, 2022
Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal exposure to external radiation on perinatal outcomes among women who experienced the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster (FDND) using the Fukushima Health Management Survey (FHMS ...
Shun Yasuda   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal aflatoxin exposure during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in Uganda [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Aflatoxins are toxic metabolites of Aspergillus moulds and are widespread in the food supply, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Griffiths, Jeffrey K.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Association between prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and neonatal birth outcomes: Cross-sectional study

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
This study sought to characterize the concentrations of urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) metabolites in pregnant women across gestational stages and to explore their associations with neonatal birth outcomes.
Lin Tao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exposure of zebrafish to brominated environmental chemicals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Fish reproduction and embryonic development may be sensitive to environmental chemicals. This thesis investigated effects of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PBDDs) on reproduction and early life-stage development ...
Norman Haldén, Anna
core   +1 more source

Developmental ethanol exposure and its impact on behaviour and HPI axis activity of zebrafish [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Ethanol exposure during pregnancy is one of the leading causes of preventable birth defects, leading to a range of symptoms collectively known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Baiamonte, Matteo
core   +4 more sources

Bacterial Spore Inactivation Technology in Solid Foods: A Review

open access: yesJournal of Food Protection
In response to physiological stress, some bacterial strains have the ability to produce spores that are able to resist conventional food heating processes and even more extreme environmental factors.
Tian Maojin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Industrial Air Pollution Leads to Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Systematized Review of Different Exposure Metrics and Health Effects in Newborns

open access: yesPublic Health Reviews, 2022
Objectives: To review the evidence of associations between adverse birth outcomes (ABO) and industrial air pollution.Methods: Searches were conducted in PubMed, and Scopus databases, and additional articles were found from snowball search techniques. The
Triin Veber   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breast-feeding protects against arsenic exposure in Bangladeshi infants. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: Chronic arsenic exposure causes a wide range of health effects, but little is known about critical windows of exposure. Arsenic readily crosses the placenta, but the few available data on postnatal exposure to arsenic via breast milk are not ...
Nermell, Barbro   +29 more
core   +1 more source

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