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 …

During formation of the preimplantation embryo several cellular and molecular milestones
take place, making the few cells forming the early embryo vulnerable to environmental …

Developmental programming, which proposes that “insults” or “stressors” during intrauterine
or postnatal development can have not only immediate but also long-term consequences for …

Maternal immune activation (MIA) and infection during pregnancy are known to
reprogramme offspring phenotypes. However, the epigenetic effects of preconceptual …

Paternal diet can influence the phenotype of the next generation, yet, the dietary
components inducing specific responses in the offspring are not identified. Here, we use the …

As adults, our health can be influenced by a range of lifestyle and environmental factors,
increasing the risk for developing a series of non-communicable diseases such as type 2 …

Evidence clearly indicates that the nutritional and non-nutritional environment and level of
physical activity during the early-life period from preconception through infancy has a …

There is a remarkable diversity in the animal kingdom regarding mechanisms underlying the
production, maturation, structure, and function of sperm cells. Spermatology studies …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease,
represent a significant and growing global health burden. To date, a primary focus has been …

Reproductive science in the context of conservation biology is often understood solely in
terms of breeding threatened species. Although technologies developed primarily for …