According to several theories, people differ in their sensitivity to environmental influences
with some more susceptible than others to both supportive and adverse contextual …

It has been approximately 30 years since the seminal discoveries of David Barker and his
colleagues, and research is beginning to unravel the mechanisms that underlie …

Prenatal stress defines long-term phenotypes through epigenetic programming of the
offspring. These effects are potentially mediated by glucocorticoid release and by sex. We …

The environment that parents experience can influence their reproductive output and their
offspring's fitness via parental effects. Perceived predation risk can affect both parent and …

The early-life maternal environment has a profound and persistent effect on offspring
neuroendocrine function, neurotransmitter systems, and behavior. Studies using rodent …

High-salt (HS) diets have recently been linked to oxidative stress in the brain, a fact that may
be a precursor to behavioral changes, such as those involving anxiety-like behavior …

There is increasing evidence that environmental exposures early in fetal development
influence phenotype and give rise to disease risk in the next generations. We previously …

Animals may use different reproductive strategies depending on environmental conditions.
This study investigated the effects of maternal stress induced by exposure to predator odors …

Predation is a key organizing force in ecosystems. The threat of predation may act to
programme the endocrine hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis during development to …

Пренатальный стресс любой этиологии является неотъемлемым фактором эволюции.
Активация эпигенетических процессов повышенным уровнем материнских …