Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an acknowledged inflammatory cytokine with a pleiotropic action,
mediating innate and adaptive immunity and multiple physiological processes, including …

The differences between males and females begin shortly after birth, continue throughout
prenatal development, and eventually extend into childhood and adult life. Male embryos …

Background Pre-pregnancy obesity is an emerging risk factor for perinatal depression.
However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the association …

A failure to achieve pregnancy after three or more embryo transfer cycles with high‐quality
blastocysts is referred to as recurrent implantation failure (RIF). RIF can be due to altered …

The human plasma proteome is underexplored despite its potential value for monitoring
health and disease. Herein, using a recently developed aptamer-based platform, we profiled …

Pregnancy complications can have long-term negative effects on the health of the affected
mothers and their children. In this review, we highlight the underlying inflammatory …

Normal developmental processes, such as those seen during embryonic development and
postpartum mammary gland involution, can be reactivated by cancer cells to promote …

The increasing availability of multivariate data within biomedical research calls for
appropriate statistical methods that can describe and model complex relationships between …

Background Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) may contribute to adverse birth
outcomes in low-resource settings. We examined the associations of EED biomarkers with …

Preeclampsia (PE) is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality worldwide. The immune
system plays a critical role in normal pregnancy progression; however, inappropriate …