Background The recent emergence of COVID-19 poses a global health emergency. One of
the most frequently reported data is sex-related severity and mortality: according to the last …

Brain plasticity refers to the remarkable property of cerebral neurons to change their
structure and function in response to experience, a fundamental theoretical theme in the …

Background Prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) predicts a wide variety of behavioral and
physical outcomes in the offspring. Although epigenetic processes may be responsible for …

In utero exposure to environmental stress in both animals and humans could result in long-
term epigenome alterations which further lead to consequences for adaptation and …

Diversity in the genetic profile between individuals and specific ethnic groups affects nutrient
requirements, metabolism and response to nutritional and dietary interventions. Indeed …

Exposure to early life stress (ELS), such as childhood abuse and neglect is a well
established major risk factor for developing psychiatric and behavioral disorders later in life …

Despite four decades of research to support the association between DNA methylation and
gene expression, the causality of this relationship remains unresolved. Here, we reaffirm that …

Early experience permanently alters behavior and physiology. These effects are, in part,
mediated by sustained alterations in gene expression in selected brain regions. The critical …

Reports of single base-pair mutations within gene coding regions causing human genetic
disease were collated. Thirty-five per cent of mutations were found to have occurred within …

The idea that inherited genotypes define phenotypes has been paramount in modern
biology. The question remains, however, whether stable phenotypes could be also inherited …