This second edition offers an expanded and updated history of the field of fetal and neonatal development, allowing readers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the biological aspects that contribute to the wellbeing or pathophysiology of newborns. In this concluding opus of a long and prominent career as a clinical scientist, Dr. Longo has invited new contributions from noted colleagues with expertise in various fields to provide a historical perspective on the impact of how modern concepts emerged in the field of fetal physiology and contributed to the current attention paid to the fetal origins of diseases in adults. In addition to new chapters on maternal physiology and complications during pregnancy, others trace the history of the Society for Reproductive Investigation, governmental funding of perinatal research, and major initiatives to support training in the new discipline of maternal fetal medicine, including the Reproductive Scientist Development program. The extensive survey provided by the author, who personally knew most of the pioneers in the field, offers a unique guide for all clinical and basic scientists interested in the history of - and future approaches to diagnosing and treating - pathologies that represent the leading causes of neonatal mortality and, far too often, life-long morbidity.

You Are What Your Grandparents Ate takes the hard science of Epigenetics and makes it accessible and digestible. Some expert predictions that the current generation now growing up will be the first to have a shorter lifespan than those that preceded it should be taken seriously, and You Are What Your Grandparents Ate addresses this and other health and nutritional issues. Explaining the origins of the epidemics of cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, it aims to identify a comprehensive package of warning signs that can be used as markers to take preventative steps, helping to improve mortality and reduce the risks of developing chronic disease. Epigenetics is an emerging topic in science and popular culture that explains the long-term impact of health and nutrition in a new and completely accessible way. You Are What Your Grandparents Ate addresses the issue and then offers nutritional guidance and advice regarding nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, and mediation which will improve not only your health and lifespan, but that of your descendants. From a bestselling author of books about food, nutrition and wellness with a foreword and scientific review by the highly-respected Dr. Kent Thornburg, You Are What Your Grandparents Ate is a call to action- delivering the message that we can change our health and change our world.