Publications

medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Mar 3:2026.03.02.26346498. doi: 10.64898/2026.03.02.26346498. ABSTRACT Both short and long sleep duration have been associated with poor glycemic control and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Although sleep duration may differentially modify the effects of genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes, this has not…

Health Place. 2026 Mar 19;99:103653. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103653. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Higher residential greenness seems to be associated with more physical activity (PA), but it remains unclear whether exposure to greenness outside the residential area associates with PA. Therefore, we investigated the association between activity space greenness and…

Scand J Psychol. 2026 Mar 20. doi: 10.1111/sjop.70087. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Maternal psychological distress may have adverse effects on child socioemotional development. However, supportive social networks and participation in out-of-home childcare may serve as key protective factors and promote positive developmental outcomes. This study investigated whether maternal cumulative…

Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Mar 16:101276. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2026.101276. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The role of nutrient intake in celiac disease pathogenesis is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether longitudinal childhood intake of selected vitamins and minerals is associated with celiac disease autoimmunity (CDA, primary outcome) and celiac…

J Hypertens. 2026 Feb 19. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000004272. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT MicroRNAs have been suggested as essential hypertension biomarkers, but evidence remains inconclusive due to limited high-throughput studies in population cohorts. We analyzed data from the Young Finns Study (YFS) from 2011 and 2018-2020 to assess cross-sectional and prospective…

Thyroid. 2026 Feb;36(2):141-152. doi: 10.1177/10507256251411983. Epub 2026 Jan 22. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Defects in thyroid hormone synthesis at birth lead to congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Recently, pathogenic variants in the SLC26A7 gene have been linked to dyshormonogenetic goitrous CH. This anion transporter is highly expressed in the thyroid and is involved in…

Pediatr Res. 2026 Mar 5. doi: 10.1038/s41390-026-04860-5. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: We investigated the associations of genetic risk score for Alzheimer’s disease (GRS-AD) with cardiometabolic risk from early childhood over a 20-year follow-up. METHODS: The STRIP study included 1062 children at baseline. GRS-AD was calculated for 631 participants…

Commun Med (Lond). 2026 Mar 3. doi: 10.1038/s43856-026-01482-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The urbanization of African populations adopting Westernized lifestyles might be connected to changes in microbial exposure and immune system activity that are harmful to health and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases, such as immune-mediated diseases.

J Nutr. 2026 Feb 28:101456. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101456. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) have anti-inflammatory effects that may influence immune-mediated diseases. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether higher maternal pregnancy intake of n-3 LCPUFA is associated with a lower infection incidence in young children. METHODS:…

Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2026 Feb 25:S2451-9022(26)00048-0. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2026.02.004. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Maternal mental health during pregnancy has been linked to early neurodevelopment, but the unique contributions of maternal and paternal psychosocial risk and protective factors to neonatal brain structure remain unclear. This study examined associations…