Publications

Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Jan 23:kwag016. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwag016. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT We aimed to determine if thyroid autoimmunity is associated with a child’s risk for subsequent development of islet or celiac autoantibodies. Children at high genetic risk of type 1 diabetes were followed for thyroid autoimmunity (thyroid peroxidase…

Commun Biol. 2026 Jan 23. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-09488-5. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Perinatal period is a critical time for brain development and premature-born children have an elevated likelihood for neurodevelopmental conditions. While strong associations of structural magnetic resonance imaging with preterm birth and post-menstrual age (PMA) have been reported, results…

Pediatr Res. 2026 Jan 15. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-04726-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Elevated pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and perinatal depressive symptoms have been linked to neonatal alterations in brain structure and function. This study examined associations between neonatal functional brain dynamics, maternal BMI, and perinatal depressive symptoms measured…

Pediatrics. 2026 Jan 15:e2025071353. doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-071353. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular health promotion in adulthood is crucial for early prevention of cognitive decline, but prior data on the role of promotion starting from infancy are scarce. We studied the associations between cardiovascular risk factors from infancy to young…

BMC Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 12. doi: 10.1186/s12888-026-07775-x. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Schizophrenia is characterized by weaker test-measured cognitive performance, which is partially explained by disease-related secondary factors (after the onset of the disorder) such as side effects of antipsychotics, stigma, or sedentary behavior. We examined whether polygenic risk…

Scand J Public Health. 2026 Jan 11:14034948251395569. doi: 10.1177/14034948251395569. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) is known to be hereditary for two generations, but its transmission beyond that is less studied. This study examined LTPA aggregation in three-generation families. METHODS: Data on self-reported LTPA were extracted…

HGG Adv. 2026 Jan 10:100566. doi: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2026.100566. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Gene-environment interactions may enhance our understanding of blood pressure (BP) biology. We conducted a meta-analysis of multi-population genome-wide association studies of BP traits accounting for gene-depressive symptomatology (DEPR) interactions. Our study included 564,680 adults from 67 cohorts and…

Int J Epidemiol. 2026 Jan 2;55(1):dyaf206. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaf206. NO ABSTRACT PMID:41489589 | DOI:10.1093/ije/dyaf206…

Clin Epigenetics. 2026 Jan 3. doi: 10.1186/s13148-025-02037-1. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To identify blood DNA methylation profiles related to liver steatosis, we performed an EWAS on the presence of ultrasonically-identified liver steatosis in the Young Finns Study (YFS) participants (n = 1529, 33-50y.), and on liver enzyme levels…

medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Oct 7:2025.10.06.25337440. doi: 10.1101/2025.10.06.25337440. ABSTRACT Cigarette smoking influences blood pressure (BP) levels. Studying and accounting for potential gene-smoking interactions can help discover novel loci and provide insights into biological pathways for smoking-associated BP regulation. We conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis involving 1,188,241 individuals from 66 studies in…