# Birth, Development, and Health

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/birth-development-and-health-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 2,150,473 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the developmental origins of adult health and disease, focusing on the impact of in utero and early-life conditions on long-term health outcomes. The research covers topics such as fetal programming, metabolic syndrome, epigenetic mechanisms, catch-up growth, hypertension risk associated with low birth weight, and the role of glucocorticoid programming in chronic disease development. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11629 |
| Works | 142,407 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Douglas G. Altman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/douglas-g-altman/)
- [Christopher J L Murray](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christopher-j-l-murray/)
- [Eric S. Lander](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eric-s-lander/)
- [Rob Knight](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rob-knight/)
- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [Theo Vos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/theo-vos/)
- [Ali H. Mokdad](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ali-h-mokdad/)
- [Walter C. Willett](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-c-willett/)
- [Mark J. Daly](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-j-daly/)
- [Stacey Gabriel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stacey-gabriel/)
- [Robert Tibshirani](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-tibshirani/)
- [Richard M. Ryan](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-m-ryan/)

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