The host-microbiome supraorganism appears to have coevolved and the unperturbed
microbial component of the dyad renders host health sustainable. This coevolution has likely …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), characterized by a transitory form of diabetes induced
by insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction during pregnancy, has been …

The minimally—or non-invasive detection of circulating tumor-derived components in
biofluids, such as blood, liquid biopsy is a revolutionary approach with significant potential …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) affects 10–15% of all pregnancies worldwide. IUGR
may result from maternal, placental or fetal origin. Maternal malnutrition before and during …

Cadmium is a non-essential trace metal that has strong teratogenic and mutagenic effects in
living organisms. The content is more highly enriched in women than in men and can enter …

Purpose The Dutch famine birth cohort study was set up to investigate the effects of acute
maternal undernutrition of the 1944–1945 Dutch famine during the specific stages of …

Abstract The literature about Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
studies is considerably growing. Maternal and paternal environment, during all the …

The growing nanoparticulate pollution (eg engineered nanoparticles (NPs) or nanoplastics)
has been shown to pose potential threats to human health. In particular, sensitive …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise worldwide. Obesity, cardiovascular
disease, and type 2 diabetes are among a long list of “lifestyle” diseases that were rare …

Maternal nutrition plays a decisive role in developmental programming of many non-
communicable diseases (NCDs). A variety of nutritional insults during gestation can cause …