Sex differences in immunity to viral infections

H Jacobsen, SL Klein - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness about sex-specific differences
in immunity and outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Strong evidence of a male bias …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in immune responses

SL Klein, KL Flanagan - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Males and females differ in their immunological responses to foreign and self-antigens and
show distinctions in innate and adaptive immune responses. Certain immunological sex …

Micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy worldwide: health effects and prevention

AD Gernand, KJ Schulze, CP Stewart… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Micronutrients, vitamins and minerals accessible from the diet, are essential for biologic
activity. Micronutrient status varies widely throughout pregnancy and across populations …

Immune dysfunction as a cause and consequence of malnutrition

CD Bourke, JA Berkley, AJ Prendergast - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
Malnutrition, which encompasses under-and overnutrition, is responsible for an enormous
morbidity and mortality burden globally. Malnutrition results from disordered nutrient …

Sex and gender differences in the outcomes of vaccination over the life course

KL Flanagan, AL Fink, M Plebanski… - Annual review of cell …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Both sex (ie, biological differences) and gender (ie, social or cultural influences) impact
vaccine acceptance, responses, and outcomes. Clinical data illustrate that among children …

The stunting syndrome in developing countries

AJ Prendergast, JH Humphrey - Paediatrics and international child …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

DNA methylation age of human tissues and cell types

S Horvath - Genome biology, 2013 - Springer
Background It is not yet known whether DNA methylation levels can be used to accurately
predict age across a broad spectrum of human tissues and cell types, nor whether the …

Multiple‐micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy

EC Keats, BA Haider, E Tam… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Multiple‐micronutrient (MMN) deficiencies often coexist among women of
reproductive age in low‐and middle‐income countries. They are exacerbated in pregnancy …

DNA methylation signatures link prenatal famine exposure to growth and metabolism

EW Tobi, JJ Goeman, R Monajemi, H Gu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Periconceptional diet may persistently influence DNA methylation levels with phenotypic
consequences. However, a comprehensive assessment of the characteristics of prenatal …

Multiple‐micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy

BA Haider, ZA Bhutta - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Multiple‐micronutrient (MMN) deficiencies often coexist among women of
reproductive age in low‐to middle‐income countries. They are exacerbated in pregnancy …