Many ‘Adult’ Diseases Trace Back to Baby’s Earliest Days
Cup those perfect little newborn feet in the palm of your hand, and it’s nearly impossible to imagine that the seeds of future adult diseases — asthma, heart disease, diabetes and more — might have already been sown. But it’s true. And the closer researchers look into the connection, the more they’re discovering that many of these so-called “ailments of the aging” have roots reaching to early life — perhaps as far back as the prenatal period. In this clip, URMC researcher Michael O’Reilly explains.
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