Publications

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Jul 24:zwag366. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag366. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: P-wave prolongation and left atrial (LA) enlargement are markers of atrial cardiomyopathy and increase the risk for atrial fibrillation, stroke, and mortality. We investigated whether the cumulative burden of cardiovascular risk factors in early life…

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jul 21:dgag285. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgag285. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Excess adiposity and circulating lipoprotein lipids in childhood are predictive of cardiometabolic disease in adulthood. We analysed temporal tracking for body mass and lipid biomarkers using population-based time-series to assess the statistical feasibility…

Genome Biol. 2026 Jul 14. doi: 10.1186/s13059-026-04196-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) plays key roles in lipid metabolism, reverse cholesterol transport, and kidney function, yet its genetic determinants remain poorly defined. We conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis of apoA-IV concentrations measured by ELISA in…

Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Jul 15:zwag355. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag355. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIM: We examined whether parental education was associated with long-term cardiometabolic health and whether the effectiveness of a dietary counselling intervention differed by parental education level, hypothesizing greater effectiveness among highly educated families. METHODS: The study…

Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Jul 10:101431. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101431. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Dietary vitamins play a role in antioxidant defense and immunoregulation. However, prospective studies exploring the association between vitamin intakes during pregnancy and the child’s risk of type 1 diabetes are limited. OBJECTIVE: This population-based prospective…

Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75410-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Development of neutrophils in the bone marrow and their crucial role in first-line defense are well understood in adults, but remarkably little is known about fetal neutrophils. Here, we analyze the production, distribution, and functions of neutrophils during…

Aging Cell. 2026 Jul;25(7):e70626. doi: 10.1111/acel.70626. ABSTRACT DNA methylation-based epigenetic clocks have been highlighted as promising biomarkers of ageing, and they have been shown to robustly predict morbidity and mortality. However, current literature is lacking a formal analysis of the increased prediction accuracy, or the added value, of the epigenetic…

Placenta. 2026 Jul 2;182:267-278. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2026.06.020. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy are associated with a range of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring. DNA methylation, influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, has been identified as a potential mechanism mediating these associations. Because the placenta…

Int J Cancer. 2026 Jul 4. doi: 10.1002/ijc.70636. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Evidence suggests that testicular cancer (TC) originates from germ cell neoplasia in situ arising during fetal development, implying that prenatal environmental exposures may influence disease risk. We investigated whether maternal place of residence during pregnancy is associated…

Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-58873-5. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT We examined whether the accumulation of psychosocial risk factors (socioeconomic risks, health behavioural risks, stressful life-events and psycho-emotional risks) in childhood and adolescence contributes to insufficient social relations (loneliness, frequency and heterogeneity of social contacts and social support)…