Environmental exposures, psychosocial stressors and nutrition are all potentially important
influences that may impact health outcomes directly or via interactions with the genome or …

The developing brain is sensitive to a variety of insults. Epidemiological studies have
identified prenatal exposure to infection as a risk factor for a range of neurological disorders …

In addition to its role in calcium homeostasis and bone formation, a modulatory role of the
active form of vitamin D on cells of the immune system, particularly T lymphocytes, has been …

This book addresses the wave of innovation and reforms that has been called the nudge or
behavioural public policy agenda, which has emerged in many countries since the mid …

Sex differences are found across brain regions, behaviors, and brain diseases. Sexual
differentiation of the brain is initiated prenatally but it continues throughout life, as a result of …

The endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) is an exogenous substance or mixture that alters
the function of the endocrine system and consequently causes adverse effects in intact …

When considering neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), Schizophrenia (SZ) and Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are considered to be among the most severe in term of …

Women's capacity for sexual fluidity is at least as interesting a phenomenon from the point of
view of evolutionary biology and behavioral endocrinology as exclusively homosexual …

In addition to genetic information, environmental factors play an important role in the
structure and function of nervous system and the occurrence and development of some …

Abstract Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have been considered a global
health problem, characterized as diseases of multiple factors, which are developed …