Publications

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)…

Atherosclerosis. 2026 Jun 25;419:120833. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2026.120833. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Cardiovascular risk factors such as overweight and high cholesterol in childhood are predictive of high disease risk in adulthood. However, the optimal timing and scope of early prevention remains uncertain due to sparse data. Our aim…

Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2026 Jul;42(5):e70196. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.70196. ABSTRACT AIMS: To study the associations of dietary intake of A and E vitamins, as well as plasma retinols, carotenoids, and tocopherols in relation to development of islet autoimmunity and progression to T1D. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in…

J Affect Disord. 2026 Jun 25:122174. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122174. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS: We examined (1) whether polygenic risk scores for schizophrenia (PRSSCZ), major depression (PRSMDD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PRSPTSD) explain irritability between ages 20 and 50 and (2) whether these associations are modified by early psychosocial resilience.

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…