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Fetal Programming and Fetal Psychology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The introduction of the ‘fetal programming hypothesis’, first in epidemiology, subsequently in a broad range of disciplines concerned with developmental biology, has generated new interest in phenotypic plasticity, the mechanisms that govern it, and its ...
Ellison, Peter T.
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Nutritional interventions for the adjunctive treatment of schizophrenia: a brief review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Schizophrenia is a chronic condition that impacts significantly not only on the individual and family, but the disorder also has wider consequences for society in terms of significant costs to the economy.
James Neil   +2 more
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Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Increasing epidemiological evidence suggests that maternal nutrition and environmental exposure early in development play an important role in susceptibility to disease in later life.
Jang, Hyeran, Serra, Carlo
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Plant long non-coding RNAs: identification and analysis to unveil their physiological functions

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Eukaryotic genomes encode thousands of RNA molecules; however, only a minimal fraction is translated into proteins. Among the non-coding elements, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in diverse biological processes. LncRNAs are associated
Edmundo Domínguez-Rosas   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The maternal social environment shapes offspring growth, physiology, and behavioural phenotype in guinea pigs. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Prenatal conditions influence offspring development in many species. In mammals, the effects of social density have traditionally been considered a detrimental form of maternal stress.
Guenther, A   +2 more
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Neurotoxicity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Neurotoxicity refers to the direct or indirect effect of chemicals that disrupt the nervous system of humans or animals. Numerous chemicals can produce neurotoxic diseases in humans, and many more are used as experimental tools to disturb or damage the ...
Brust   +15 more
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The Impact of External Factors on the Epigenome: In Utero and over Lifetime [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Epigenetic marks change during fetal development, adult life, and aging. Some changes play an important role in the establishment and regulation of gene programs, but others seem to occur without any apparent physiological role.
Fernández Fernández, Agustín   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Factors associated with avoidable hospitalisation of children younger than 2 years old: the 2006 Brazilian National Demographic Health Survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) are conditions for which hospitalisation is thought to be avoidable with the use of effective preventive care and early disease management.
José A. A. C. Taddei   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evo-devo of human adolescence: beyond disease models of early puberty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Despite substantial heritability in pubertal development, much variation remains to be explained, leaving room for the influence of environmental factors to adjust its phenotypic trajectory in the service of fitness goals.
A Templeton   +69 more
core   +2 more sources

The role of prenatal food insecurity on breastfeeding behaviors: findings from the United States pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system

open access: yesInternational Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Background In addition to its health and nutritional benefits, breastfeeding can save low-income, food insecure mothers the cost of infant formula so that money can be spent on food and other necessities.
L. Dinour   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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