The developing brain in utero and during the first years of life is highly vulnerable to
environmental influences. Experiences occurring during this period permanently modify brain …

Objective: To present a new branch of scientific knowledge, known as the developmental
origins of health and disease (DOHaD), covering its concepts, study methods and ethical …

Objective To assess the association between maternal education level and birth weight,
considering the circumstances in which the excess use of technology in healthcare, as well as …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe, chronic affective disorder, associated with significant
disability, morbidity and premature mortality. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play …

Different effects upon the nociceptive response have been observed with exposure to acute
and chronic stress in rats. In the present study we repeatedly submitted rats to restraint for 40 …

… (P= 0.002). Among children with normal birth weights, girls showed a greater ability to delay
food rewards than did boys (P= … of palatable fat (P= 0.007) and higher BMIs (P= 0.020) at 48 …

Objective: To describe the theory and methodology of the multi-wave, prospective Maternal
Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment (MAVAN) study. The goal of MAVAN is to …

While many studies focus on the association between early life adversity and the later risk
for psychopathology, few simultaneously explore diverse forms of environmental adversity. …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with metabolic disorders in adulthood. In
rats, an early adverse environment alters food preferences in adult life. We investigated …

Background The fetal origins of mental health is a well-established framework that currently
lacks a robust index of the biological embedding of prenatal adversity. The Pediatric-Buccal-…