Human epidemiological evidence has led scientists to theorize that undernutrition during gestation is an important early origin of adult diseases. Animal models have successfully demonstrated that mat
To investigate the association between placental methylation and placenta weight (PW) and placental-fetal weight ratio (PFR), which are markers of placental function linked to adverse pregnancy outcom
The association between an adverse early life environment and increased susceptibility to later-life metabolic disorders such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is described by the
