Dent J (Basel). 2026 Jun 5;14(6):344. doi: 10.3390/dj14060344. ABSTRACT Background/Objectives: Parent report is often used to assess dental fear in early childhood, but its association with later child-reported dental fear remains unclear. This study primarily examined whether parent-reported dental fear at age 5 was associated with child-reported dental fear at…

Br J Sports Med. 2026 Jun 22:bjsports-2025-111283. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111283. Online ahead of print. NO ABSTRACT PMID:42331598 | DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2025-111283…

Arch Osteoporos. 2026 Jun 16;21(1):91. doi: 10.1007/s11657-026-01714-9. NO ABSTRACT PMID:42303944 | DOI:10.1007/s11657-026-01714-9…

Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73815-5. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Chronic coronary disease (CCD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, current clinical assessments, including tests of inducible ischemia or coronary artery disease severity poorly discriminate risk for future cardiovascular (CV) disease events among this…

Eur J Neurosci. 2026 Jun;63(11):e70580. doi: 10.1111/ejn.70580. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore the associations between an aspect of self-regulation (SR), effortful control (EC) and cortical brain structure in 5-year-old children. Efficient EC is a predictor of many attributes and important outcomes in life, such as social-emotional…

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2026 May 18;324:115196. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2026.115196. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Sleep disturbances are common during pregnancy and tend to worsen as gestation progresses. Although poor maternal sleep has been suggested to adversely affect fetal and newborn health, existing evidence remains limited and inconsistent.

Acta Paediatr. 2026 May 29. doi: 10.1111/apa.70624. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIM: To study how pubertal timing associates with cardiometabolic measures in puberty and young adulthood. METHODS: Cardiovascular risk factors, anthropometry and pubertal development were regularly studied in STRIP study subjects until age 26 years. The study participants were…

Dent J (Basel). 2026 May 5;14(5):271. doi: 10.3390/dj14050271. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This longitudinal study examined the association of parents’ dental anxiety during early pregnancy with the stability of brushing their own and their children’s teeth from the age of one to four years. METHODS: The study used data from the FinnBrain…

Dev Psychopathol. 2026 May 8:1-15. doi: 10.1017/S0954579426101527. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Studies indicate that alterations in gut microbiota composition (GMC) during the first 1,000 days of life are associated with neurodevelopment and further behavioral development. However, research on the associations between GMC and executive functions (EFs) in childhood…

Sci Rep. 2026 May 6. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-51430-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and carotid artery plaque (CAP) are both linked to circulatory lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. However, the shared lipidome-wide mechanisms underlying these diseases remain unexplored. To identify plasma lipid species associated with both…