This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Pregnancy and postpartum are
associated with dramatic alterations in steroid and peptide hormones which alter the …

Major depression and anxiety disorders have high prevalence rates and are frequently
comorbid. The neurobiological bases for these disorders are not fully understood, and …

Lipid derived mediators contribute to inflammation and the sensing of pain. The
contributions of omega-6 derived prostanoids in enhancing inflammation and pain sensation …

Oxytocin (OXT) has been considered as a neuroregulator mediating social behaviors and
stress-related disorders. Recent clinical studies suggest that OXT might also act as …

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mental health concern of new mothers worldwide.
In view of the particularity of puerpera, the research on pathogenesis and drug development …

Zein, a prolamine obtained from maize, was employed to encapsulate a fish oil highly
enriched with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by an innovative process termed …

The implications of poor maternal diet on offspring metabolic and neuroimmune
development are well established. Increasing evidence now suggests that maternal obesity …

Purpose We aimed to evaluate the effects of the omega-3 supplementation on body weight
and depression among women with co-morbidity of depression and obesity seeking weight …

Background Stress, regardless of its nature is nowadays recognized as one of the major risk
factors for neuropsychiatric diseases, such as mood and anxiety disorders. The brain …

Antioxidants and fatty acids are associated with depression and inflammation, and
inflammation appears to predict depression risk; hence, the associations between these …