There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

This paper reviews the research evidence concerning the intergenerational transmission of
trauma effects and the possible role of epigenetic mechanisms in this transmission. Two …

New advances in neurobiology are revealing that brain development and the learning it
enables are directly dependent on social-emotional experience. Growing bodies of research …

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, creating a high
medical and socioeconomic burden. There is a growing interest in the biological …

Exposure to stress during critical periods in development can have severe long-term
consequences, increasing overall risk on psychopathology. One of the key stress response …

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 internal and external environment of the mother during the developmental stages of the
fetus affects the offspring's health. According to the developmental origins of health and …

Despite a lack of recent progress in the treatment of schizophrenia, our understanding of its
genetic and environmental causes has considerably improved, and their relationship to …

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
commonly co-occur. With the DSM-5, clinicians are permitted to make an ASD diagnosis in …

Epigenetic signatures in germ cells, capable of both responding to the parental environment
and shaping offspring neurodevelopment, are uniquely positioned to mediate …