BACKGROUND A defining feature of sexual reproduction is the transmission of genomic
information from both parents to the offspring. There is now compelling evidence that the …

The empirical literature on economic growth and development has moved from the study of
proximate determinants to the analysis of ever deeper, more fundamental factors, rooted in …

Behavioural traits in mammals are influenced by environmental factors, which can interact
with the genome and modulate its activity by complex molecular interplay. Environmental …

Intergenerational effects on linear growth are well documented. Several generations are
necessary in animal models to 'wash out'effects of undernutrition, consistent with the …

It's obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer.
But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language ability after a stroke …

Many studies have provided evidence for the hypothesis that size at birth is related to the
risk of developing disease in later life. In particular, links are well established between …

Nowadays, obesity is one of the largest public health problems worldwide. In the last few
decades, there has been a marked increase in the obesity epidemic and its related …

We review human studies on the relation between acute exposures to prenatal famine and
adult physical and mental health. These studies are observational and include exposures to …

Transgenerational epigenetic effects include all processes that have evolved to achieve the
nongenetic determination of phenotype. There has been a long-standing interest in this area …

We use a unique data set of California births to ask whether intergenerational correlations in
health contribute to the perpetuation of economic status. We find that if a mother was low …