DNA methylation (DNAm)–an epigenetic process that regulates gene expression–may
represent a mechanism for the biological embedding of early traumatic experiences …

Due to the highly evolved industrialization and modernization, air quality has deteriorated in
most countries. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is now …

The societal burden of non-communicable disease is closely linked with environmental
exposures and lifestyle behaviours, including the adherence to a poor maternal diet from the …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and debilitating
neurodevelopmental disorder influenced by both genetic and environmental factors …

The intent of this review is to critically consider the data that support the concept of
programming and its implications. Birth weight and growth trajectories during childhood are …

Diabetes is a severe threat to global health. Almost 500 million people live with diabetes
worldwide. Most of them have type 2 diabetes (T2D). T2D patients are at risk of developing …

Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) contributes to poor birth outcomes, in part
through disrupted placental functions, which may be reflected in the placental epigenome …

Epigenetics connects genetic and environmental factors: it includes DNA methylation,
histone post‐translational modifications and the regulation of chromatin accessibility by non …

DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification that undergoes dramatic changes in two
epigenetic reprogramming windows during development: first in preimplantation embryos …

Maternal body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) impacts both the
mother's and the child's health, and epigenetic modifications have been suggested to …