Certain prenatal factors, like gestational diabetes and maternal obesity, can quadruple the risk for autism, according to pediatrician and molecular epidemiologist Xiaobin Wang – the Zanvyl Krieger Professor in Children’s Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Early life factors like genetics, environment, and nutrition can influence lifetime or even inter-generational risk of other issues like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension as well. Such insight allows for proactive interventions. Visit giving.jhu.edu/xiaobin-wang to learn more.