Publications

Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Feb 11. doi: 10.1038/s41366-025-01730-8. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity may negatively affect offspring outcomes, including neurodevelopment. This study examined the relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (MBMI) and the microstructure of the hippocampus and amygdala in neonates. METHODS: Diffusion tensor…

Diabetologia. 2025 Feb 11. doi: 10.1007/s00125-025-06362-1. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: We aimed to assess whether continuous glucose monitor (CGM) metrics can accurately predict stage 3 type 1 diabetes diagnosis in those with islet autoantibodies (AAb). METHODS: Baseline CGM data were collected from participants with ≥1 positive AAb type…

Lancet Public Health. 2025 Feb;10(2):e124-e135. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00300-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity is recommended for all aged 5 years and older, but the health benefits gained might differ across population subgroups. The aim of this study was to examine these benefits in terms of years lived free from major non-communicable…

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2025 Jan 31. doi: 10.1038/s41386-025-02059-6. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Animal studies have reported associations of early maternal separation with altered μ-opioid receptor function but data on humans are scarce. We now investigated whether childhood family environment is related to μ-opioid receptor availability in the human brain in adulthood.

Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Jan 25:S2405-4577(25)00048-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.01.047. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Maternal diet and health may influence a child’s later neurodevelopment. We investigated the effect of maternal diet, adiposity, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and depressive/anxiety symptoms during pregnancy on the child’s motor outcome at 5-6…

Infancy. 2025 Jan-Feb;30(1):e12649. doi: 10.1111/infa.12649. ABSTRACT The interplay of emotional availability (EA) and child temperament in association with early language development is understudied. We explored associations between maternal EA and infant communicative development and possible moderations by child temperament. Participants were 151 mother-child dyads from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jan 14:ntae296. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntae296. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Tobacco smoking has been associated with reduced success in the labor market, potentially due to its negative impact on labor productivity, especially in physically demanding jobs, as it affects physical fitness and performance adversely. METHODS: This…

Clin Kidney J. 2024 Nov 22;18(1):sfae373. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfae373. eCollection 2025 Jan. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is a metabolic disorder that leads to dysfunctional intestinal absorption and kidney clearance of cationic amino acids. Chronic kidney disease develops in many LPI patients and leads to end-stage kidney disease in at…

Hum Brain Mapp. 2025 Jan;46(1):e70130. doi: 10.1002/hbm.70130. ABSTRACT The brain develops most rapidly during pregnancy and early neonatal months. While prior electrophysiological studies have shown that aperiodic brain activity undergoes changes across infancy to adulthood, the role of gestational duration in aperiodic and periodic activity remains unknown. In this study,…

Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02872-3. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Childhood maltreatment exposure (CME) increases the risk of adverse long-term health consequences for the exposed individual. Animal studies suggest that CME may also influence the health and behaviour in the next generation offspring through CME-driven epigenetic changes in…