Over the last few decades, the prevalence of obesity has risen to epidemic proportions
worldwide. Consequently, the number of obesity in pregnancy has risen drastically …

The tremendous increase in childhood obesity prevalence over the last few decades cannot
merely be explained by genetics and evolutionary changes in the genome, implying that …

Among all the body fluids, breast milk is one of the richest sources of microRNAs (miRNAs).
MiRNAs packaged within the milk exosomes are bioavailable to breastfeeding infants. The …

Abstract Aims/Introduction Non‐coding ribonucleic acids (ncRNAs) have recently been
shown to be involved in various biological processes. However, most of these ncRNAs are …

It is now well-established that microRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene
expression. The role of miRNAs in placental development and trophoblast function is …

Key points Maternal obesity (MO) and exposure to a high‐fat, high‐simple‐carbohydrate diet
during pregnancy predisposes offspring to obesity, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders …

Breast milk constitutes a dietary source of leptin, adiponectin and microRNAs (miRNAs) for
newborns. Expression of miRNAs previously associated with maternal obesity, leptin or …

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play a central and regulatory role in almost all cells, organs,
and species, which has been broadly recognized since the human ENCODE project and …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are epigenetic modifiers that play an important role in the regulation of
the expression of genes across the genome. miRNAs are expressed in the placenta as well …

The placenta is a multifunctional organ that regulates key aspects of pregnancy
maintenance and fetal development. As the placenta is in direct contact with maternal blood …