Strong evidence suggests that early-life exposures to suboptimal environmental factors,
including those in utero, influence our long-term metabolic health. This has been termed …

The Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030 will focus on four key actions: changing how we
think, feel and act towards age and ageing; developing communities in ways that foster the …

Cardiometabolic diseases are an increasing global health burden. While socioeconomic,
environmental, behavioural, and genetic risk factors have been identified, a better …

Recent evidence shows that telomeres are implicated in most processes related to female
fertility, embryo development and the newborn's health. Thus, telomere length and …

As effective vaccines and preventive medications become available for COVID-19, demand
is likely to outstrip supply, so we need to develop a strategy to prioritise their use to ensure …

Background Advances in neonatology now enable increasing numbers of very low birth
weight neonates (R< 1500 g) to survive into early adulthood and beyond. What are the …

Motor disability is common in children born preterm. Interventions focusing on environmental
enrichment and emotional connection can positively impact outcomes. The NICU-based …

Very preterm (VP) birth is associated with an increased risk for later neurodevelopmental
and behavioural challenges. Although the neurobiological underpinnings of such …

Individuals born preterm have shorter lifespans and elevated rates of chronic illness that
contribute to mortality risk when compared to individuals born at term. Emerging evidence …

As the limits of fetal viability have increased over the past 30 years, there has been a
growing body of evidence supporting the idea that chronic disease should be taken into …