Climate change is one of the greatest challenges confronting humanity. Pregnant persons,
their unborn children, and offspring are particularly vulnerable, as evidenced by adverse …

Almost one in three children globally live in households lacking basic necessities, and 356
million of these children were living in extreme poverty as of 2017. Disasters such as the …

During the last years, epigenetic processes have emerged as important factors for many
neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). These complex diseases …

Do associations between maternal anxiety symptoms and offspring mental health remain
after comparing differentially exposed siblings? Participants were 17,724 offspring siblings …

In this paper, we draw attention to one unique and valuable source of big data, genomic
data, by demonstrating the opportunities they provide to social scientists. We discuss …

Developmental scientists have adopted numerous biomarkers in their research to better
understand the biological underpinnings of development, environmental exposures, and …

Due to the fact that the upward trend of several metabolic disorders such as diabetes and
obesity, in individuals especially monozygotic twins, who are under the same effects from …

DNA methylation levels are associated with neurodevelopment. Attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), characterized by attention deficits, is a common …

Preliminary evidence suggests that changes in DNA methylation, a widely studied
epigenetic mechanism, contribute to the etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is highly prevalent among adolescents. An early
detection of individuals at risk may prevent later psychiatric condition. Genome-wide studies …