OBJECTIVES: Occupational or residential exposures to radio-frequency energy (RFE),
including microwaves, have been alleged to result in health problems. A review of recent …

The lipid content and fatty acid composition of fresh immature and in vitro matured bovine
oocytes cultured in media with or without serum, and also those of frozen-thawed immature …

Maternal prenatal stress influences offspring neurodevelopment and birth outcomes
including the ratio of males to females born; however, there is limited understanding of what …

Background: In late October 2003, a series of wildfires exposed urban populations in
Southern California to elevated levels of air pollution over several weeks. Previous research …

Epigenetic alterations may mechanistically explain the developmental origins of adult
disease, namely the hypothesis that many complex adult chronic diseases originate as a …

Schizophrenia has been linked with intrauterine exposure to maternal stress due to
bereavement, famine and major disasters. Recent evidence suggests that human …

BACKGROUND Previous research suggests that maternal exposure to acute stress has a
negative impact on the duration of pregnancy, and that this effect may vary by the time of …

BACKGROUND: The human secondary sex ratio reportedly falls in populations subjected to
exogenous stressors such as earthquakes or political and social upheavals. Explanations of …

The aim of this study is to provide a systematic review of the known epigenetic alterations
caused by cigarette smoke; establish an evidence-based perspective of their clinical value …

In this article, we analyze fertility control in a rural population characterized by natural
fertility, using survival analysis on a longitudinal data set at the individual level combined …