Publications

J Anat. 2026 Sep 10. doi: 10.1111/joa.70225. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The immune system has emerged as a critical factor influencing neurodevelopment in offspring. While this is increasingly well-studied in the context of maternal immune activation (MIA), the relationship between postnatal immune activation and brain development in childhood is…

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2026 Sep 4;27(10):106450. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106450. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: More longitudinal studies of the implications of sarcopenia are needed in patients with hip fractures. This study compared 2 sarcopenia-related measurements and 1 questionnaire-based screening tool and examined their association with rehabilitation outcomes after…

Nature. 2026 Sep 2. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10992-9. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Personality traits describe stable differences in how people think, feel and behave, and how they interact with and experience their social and physical environments1,2. Many questions remain unanswered about associations between DNA and personality traits, such as their robustness,…

Atherosclerosis. 2026 Aug 24;421:121882. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.121882. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Fatty liver is the most common chronic liver disease globally and is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Evidence specifically addressing fatty liver and cardiovascular outcomes in young adults from European population-based cohorts remains scarce. METHODS: Fatty liver was…

Occup Environ Med. 2026 Aug 18:oemed-2025-110766. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2025-110766. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To examine the associations of sleep disturbances and sleep duration with working life expectancy (WLE; the estimated number of years an individual is expected to be in the workforce) from age 50 to 68. METHODS: Data…

Andrology. 2026 Aug 18. doi: 10.1111/andr.70364. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors on male reproductive function. OBJECTIVES: We studied in a cross-sectional setting, whether testicular function and genital size correlate in father-son pairs. The study included young men…

Eur J Neurosci. 2026 Aug;64(4):e70652. doi: 10.1111/ejn.70652. ABSTRACT Most neuroimaging studies of speech disfluency have compared individuals who stutter with fluent controls. However, treating speech disfluency as a continuous, dimensional trait offers new insights into the neural basis of fluency during early childhood. We investigated whether naturally occurring variation in…

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2026 Aug 15. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.71283. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Although sleep disturbances increase during pregnancy, sleepiness does not appear to follow a similar trajectory. Given that the relationship between sleep disturbances and sleepiness during pregnancy is understudied, we examined their associations to determine whether…

Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 Aug 12. doi: 10.1038/s41366-026-02194-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: High body mass index (BMI) in adolescence is associated with accelerated biological aging, which might predict the onset of obesity-related diseases before they develop. Genetic factors may shape both adolescent BMI and weight trajectories. METHODS:…

Acta Odontol Scand. 2026 Aug 11;85:549-558. doi: 10.2340/aos.v85.46661. ABSTRACT This study examined toothbrushing and its associated factors in children aged 1-4 years, using data from 306 mother-father-dyads and their 308 children participating in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Longitudinal multivariable regression analysis was conducted using the generalized estimating equation method…