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Stress Activates Immune Cells in Skin
The skin continuously serves as a biosensor of multiple exogenous stressors and integrates the resulting responses with an individual’s central...
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Minimize Caffeine During Pregnancy
Objective To examine the association of maternal caffeine intake with fetal growth restriction. Design Prospective longitudinal observational study. Setting Two...
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Depression During Pregnancy Inceases Risk Of Preterm Delivery
From press release:Depressed pregnant women have twice the risk of preterm delivery than pregnant women with no symptoms of depression,...
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Pregnancy Stress May Be Harmful to Child
From press release:Stress during pregnancy may have unfortunate consequences for children born under those conditions – slower development, learning and...
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Pregnancy Stress May Be Harmful to Child
From press release:Stress during pregnancy may have unfortunate consequences for children born under those conditions – slower development, learning and...
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The Science of Thrifty Metabolism
Obesity and type 2 diabetes arise from a set of complex gene-environment interactions. Explanations for the heritability of these syndromes...
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Fetal Programming and Diabetes Risk
Epidemiological studies have shown a link between poor fetal growth and increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. These observations...
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African-American Boys Have 37% Lower Adiponectin
OBJECTIVE: To examine adiponectin, an adipocyte-secreted hormone with anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing effects, in relation to race or gender in younger...
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African-American Youth Have Low Adiponectin
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate 1) whether adiponectin is associated with insulin sensitivity independent of visceral...
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