The field of nutritional psychiatry has generated observational and efficacy data supporting a
role for healthy dietary patterns in depression onset and symptom management. To guide …

Malnutrition has historically been researched and addressed within two distinct silos,
focusing either on undernutrition, food insecurity, and micronutrient deficiencies, or on …

Acute inflammation is a physiological response to injury or infection, with a cascade of steps
that ultimately lead to the recruitment of immune cells to clear invading pathogens and heal …

Despite varied treatment, mitigation, and prevention efforts, the global prevalence and
severity of obesity continue to worsen. Here we propose a combined model of obesity, a …

Epigenetic mechanisms control gene activity and the development of an organism. The
epigenome includes DNA methylation, histone modifications, and RNA-mediated processes …

This paper reviews the research evidence concerning the intergenerational transmission of
trauma effects and the possible role of epigenetic mechanisms in this transmission. Two …

Obesity has become a global epidemic that has a negative impact on population health and
the economy of nations. Genetic predispositions have been demonstrated to have a …

Pregnancy offers a window of opportunity to program the future health of both mothers and
offspring. During gestation, women experience a series of physical and metabolic …

Though clinical trials for medical applications of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reported toxicity
in the 1960s, later, the FDA classified DMSO in the safest solvent category. DMSO became …

Environmental epigenetics describes how environmental factors affect cellular epigenetics
and, hence, human health. Epigenetic marks alter the spatial conformation of chromatin to …