Environmental exposures, psychosocial stressors and nutrition are all potentially important
influences that may impact health outcomes directly or via interactions with the genome or …

The fact that not all individuals exposed to the same environmental risk factors develop
obesity supports the hypothesis of the existence of underlying genetic and epigenetic …

Recent advances in cell-type deconvolution approaches are adding to our understanding of
the biology underlying disease development and progression. DNA methylation (DNAm) …

Epigenetic processes, including DNA methylation (DNAm), are among the mechanisms
allowing integration of genetic and environmental factors to shape cellular function. While …

The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus has increased rapidly over the past
few decades, and prevention efforts have not been successful. Fetal programming involves …

Obesity is common in women of childbearing age and management of this population
around the time of pregnancy involves specific challenges. Weight and medical …

Currently, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent form of chronic
liver disease in children and adolescents worldwide. Simultaneously to the epidemic …

Women's capacity for sexual fluidity is at least as interesting a phenomenon from the point of
view of evolutionary biology and behavioral endocrinology as exclusively homosexual …

Abstract Background: Adiposity rebound (AR), the second BMI rise in childhood at around
the age of 6 years, is associated with obesity and metabolic alteration in later life. Given that …

Background In recent times, the prevalence of obesity increases, reaching an epidemic
scale. Elevated body weight is a risk factor in the development of several diseases such as …