During adolescence, growth and development are transformative and have profound
consequences on an individual's health in later life, as well as the health of any potential …

Sedentary aging is often characterized by physical dysfunction and chronic degenerative
diseases. In contrast, masters athletes demonstrate markedly greater physiological function …

Research on the impact of childhood nutrition on adult health and human capital has been
extensively studied in developed countries, but research in China on this topic is limited …

This study explores the inequality of opportunity in child malnutrition in ten developing
countries in Asia, where a high proportion of children still remain vulnerable to food …

Background Poor nutrition early in life is associated with short stature, which is associated
with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in later life. Less evidence is …

Background Weight for height has been used in the past as an indicator of obesity to report
that prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine of 1944–1945 determined subsequent obesity …

Building on early animal studies, 20th-century researchers increasingly explored the fact
that early events–ranging from conception to childhood–affect a child's health trajectory in …

Armed conflict regularly presents extremely adverse circumstances not only for combatants,
but also for civilians. In fact, estimates from various wars over the past 70 years suggest that …

Despite established links between prenatal nutritional deprivation and impaired offspring
growth, the underlying dynamics and potential moderators remain largely unexplored. This …

Vocal cord dysfunction or inducible laryngeal obstructions (VCD/ILO) is a poorly understood,
complex disease of the so-called middle airway. 1 The condition can have a formidable …