A large body of human epidemiological data, as well as experimental studies, suggest that
environmental factors operating early in life potently affect developing systems, permanently …

Data on sex differences in mortality, morbidity, growth under conditions of environmental
stress, and growth responses to environmental improvement are reviewed to test the …

This book is entirely devoted to the study of children's skeletons from archaeological and
forensic contexts. It provides an extensive review of the osteological methods and theoretical …

Background: Half the world's population lives in urban areas. It is therefore important to
identify characteristics of the built environment that are beneficial to human health. Urban …

Synthesizing anthropological and neurophenomenological theories of consciousness,"
Brain, Symbol, and Experience" describes the relationships of brain, consciousness, and …

There is growing evidence that stressors occurring during pregnancy can impair biological
and behavioral adaptation to stress in the adult offspring. Mechanisms by which stress in the …

This review focuses on prenatal stress as a risk factor for psychopathology. Evidence from
animal studies is summarized, and the relevance of prenatal stress models in animals for …

For public health policy and planning it is important to understand the relative contribution of
environmental noise on health compared to other environmental stressors. Air pollution is …

We have shown that prenatal restraint stress (PNRS) induces higher levels of anxiety,
greater vulnerability to drugs, a phase advance in the circadian rhythm of locomotor activity …

Discusses the potential health effects of noise on the fetus and newborns. Health hazards of
exposure to excessive noise; Newborn's risk for developing noise-induced hearing loss and …