There are now robust data supporting the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
(DOHaD) paradigm. This includes human and animal data focusing on nutrition or …

Low birthweight, a marker of an adverse in utero environment, is associated with
cardiometabolic disease and brain disorders in adulthood. The adaptive changes made by …

Concepts and Theories of Human Development is the most comprehensive and in-depth
overview of the foundational theoretical contributions to understanding human development …

Stress-related variation in the intrauterine milieu may impact brain development and
emergent function, with long-term implications in terms of susceptibility for affective …

The long-term consequences of exposure to excess stress, particularly during sensitive
developmental windows, on the initiation and progression of many complex, common …

Preterm birth represents the most significant problem in maternal–child health in the United
States. It is the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity; its prevalence is unacceptably …

In the past decade, the growing field of telomere science has opened exciting new avenues
for understanding the cellular and molecular substrates of stress and stress-related aging …

Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is a predictor of age-related disease onset and mortality.
The association in adults of psychosocial stress or stress biomarkers with LTL suggests …

Psychosocial maternal stress experienced during different vulnerable periods throughout
gestation is thought to increase the individual's risk to develop neuropsychiatric …

Objective Growing evidence suggests the deleterious consequences of exposure to
childhood maltreatment (CM) not only might endure over the exposed individual's lifespan …