We are a super-organism composed of a galaxy of bacteria We usually think of the human body as a relatively closed system: over time we have even coined the term innards precisely to define the parts “inside” our bodies-the viscera and especially the intestines. Actually, the shape of the human body is anything but closedContinue reading “What is the gut microbiota and how does it affect our health?”
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Prenatal maternal stress effects in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)
Across mammals, females experiencing adverse conditions during gestation can transfer the stress information to the embryo/fetus via the placenta (circulating glucocorticoids), and induce epigenetic programming of neurological, immune, metabolic, and reproductive functions of the offspring. However, the nature and persistence of such effects (adaptive vs detrimental; short-term vs long-term) is still under debate. My Ph.D.Continue reading “Prenatal maternal stress effects in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)”
Simone Anzà, PhD — Life Science Researcher 