Changes in Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Across Retirement Transition as a Predictor of Self-Rated Health

J Phys Act Health. 2024 May 2:1-9. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2023-0558. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Retirement transition has been shown to associate with changes in physical activity (PA) and self-rated health (SRH), but their interrelationship is less studied. The aim was to investigate changes in accelerometer-measured total PA, moderate to…

sFlt-1 Impairs Neurite Growth and Neuronal Differentiation in SH-SY5Y Cells and Human Neurons

Biosci Rep. 2024 May 3:BSR20240562. doi: 10.1042/BSR20240562. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy which is associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in exposed offspring. The pathophysiological mechanisms mediating this relationship are currently unknown, and one potential candidate is the anti-angiogenic factor soluble…

Exploring machine learning strategies for predicting cardiovascular disease risk factors from multi-omic data

BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2024 May 2;24(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s12911-024-02521-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) classifiers are increasingly used for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related risk factors using omics data, although these outcomes often exhibit categorical nature and class imbalances. However, little is known about which ML classifier, omics…

Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits

Nat Genet. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.1038/s41588-024-01714-w. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Hypertension affects more than one billion people worldwide. Here we identify 113 novel loci, reporting a total of 2,103 independent genetic signals (P < 5 × 10-8) from the largest single-stage blood pressure (BP) genome-wide association study to…

Association between anti-capsular IgG levels at birth and risk of invasive group B streptococcus disease in Finnish newborns: a retrospective case-control study

Lancet Microbe. 2024 Apr 25:S2666-5247(24)00038-7. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(24)00038-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Group B streptococcus is a major cause of neonatal disease. Natural history studies have linked maternally transferred anti-group B streptococcus capsular polysaccharide antibodies with protection against infant group B streptococcus disease. Previous studies of capsular polysaccharide antibody…

Association of Ideal Cardiovascular Health in Youth with Cancer Risk in Adulthood: Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Apr 19. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-1000. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Lifestyle factors may affect cancer risk. This study aimed to identify whether American Heart Association (AHA) Ideal Cardiovascular Health (ICH) score and its individual variables in youth associate with subsequent cancer incidence. METHODS: Study comprised…

Mother-Infant Interaction and Maternal Postnatal Psychological Distress Associate with Child’s Social-Emotional Development During Early Childhood: A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s10578-024-01694-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT We studied the effects of mother-infant interaction and maternal pre- and postnatal psychological distress on children’s social-emotional problems and competences, as well as whether interaction quality moderates the association between distress and children’s outcomes. Maternal pre-…

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