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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Naomi Harada Thyden, Jaime Slaughter-Acey, Rachel Widome, John Robert Warren, Theresa L. Osypuk
Summary: Due to structural racism and pathways between racism and health, Black and Native American people die at younger ages than white people. This means that those groups are likely to experience deaths of family members at younger ages. Evidence is mixed about whether family deaths affect educational attainment.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Jiafei Yang, Qi Zhang, Jiangping Li, Suzhen Guan, Kai Wang, Haiming Xu, Zhihong Liu
Summary: Parental absence during infancy and early childhood can have a lasting impact on offspring's cognitive development and risk of depression, particularly in terms of mathematics performance and depression scores. This impact is more pronounced in females, urban dwellers, and children with higher education. Therefore, long-term parental care during infancy and early childhood is an important intervention initiative.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
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Psychiatry
Xueli Xiang, Ting Yang, Jie Chen, Li Chen, Ying Dai, Jie Zhang, Ling Li, Feiyong Jia, Lijie Wu, Yan Hao, Xiaoyan Ke, Mingji Yi, Qi Hong, Jinjin Chen, Shuanfeng Fang, Yichao Wang, Qi Wang, Chunhua Jin, Tingyu Li
Summary: This study compared infant feeding patterns between children with ASD and TD children, and investigated the relationship between these patterns and ASD symptoms and neurodevelopment. Children with ASD had shorter breastfeeding duration, later introduction of complementary foods, and poorer acceptance of such foods compared to TD children.
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Education & Educational Research
Funda Erdogdu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of ICT resources, parents' occupation, school characteristics, and institutions on student attainment using panel data from the last five PISA cycles. The findings suggest that the occupational status of mothers positively influences student success in all subjects, while the same predisposition does not hold true for fathers. The study also reveals that an effective government does not necessarily translate into an effective education system and that a relaxed environment in politically and economically freer countries may hinder academic success. Additionally, the use of ICT resources at schools contributes to success in mathematics. The study emphasizes the urgent need for improved micro-level data on education in terms of quality, quantity, and frequency.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
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Psychiatry
Jing Hua, Gareth J. Williams, Hua Jin, Juan Chen, Manyun Xu, Yingchun Zhou, Guixiong Gu, Wenchong Du
Summary: This study found that delays in crawling and walking onset increase the risk of subsequent motor impairments in children. Children with motor impairments also show a different transition pattern from crawling to walking compared to typically developing children. The findings suggest that motor impairments can be identified early on, as early as 6-8 months old, providing an opportunity for early intervention.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Tomo Takasugi, Taishi Tsuji, Masamichi Hanazato, Yasuhiro Miyaguni, Toshiyuki Ojima, Katsunori Kondo
Summary: The study found a significant association between low community-level educational attainment and higher dementia incidence in older individuals, particularly in non-urban areas. This suggests that securing education for adolescents may play a crucial role in preventing dementia later in life, especially among those living in non-urban areas.
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Environmental Sciences
Bo Fang, Mercedes A. Bravo, Hong Wang, Lulu Sheng, Wenyi Wu, Yuanke Zhou, Xuan Xi, Truls ostbye, Qin Liu
Summary: This study found that PAH exposures may delay puberty timing in girls. Specific urinary PAH metabolite concentrations were significantly associated with delayed breast development, pubic hair development, and axillary hair development.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Zi-Yu Shao, Peng Wang, Pei Li, Yu Sun, Pei-Pei Li, Peng Zhu
Summary: This study found that infants from low socioeconomic status (SES) had higher zBMI at 6 months in the LBW group, and low SES infants with low birth weight had a faster zBMI growth rate within the first 6 months. These associations remained consistent even after controlling for confounders.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ching-Min Tang, Gigin Lin, Meng-Han Chiang, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Jing-Long Huang, Kuan-Wen Su, Ming-Han Tsai, Man-Chin Hua, Sui-Ling Liao, Shen-Hao Lai, Chih-Yung Chiu
Summary: Early exposure to formula milk increases the risk of cow's milk sensitization and food allergies in later childhood. The study found that formula feeding was associated with specific urinary metabolites that were related to milk sensitization. Gut microbial-derived metabolites and IgE-associated metabolites were found to play important roles in the development of sensitization and allergic symptoms in response to formula feeding.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Katarzyna Babik, Bernadeta Patro-Golab, Bartlomiej M. Zalewski, Katarzyna Wojtyniak, Pawel Ostaszewski, Andrea Horvath
Summary: This systematic review evaluated the association of breastfeeding duration, timing of complementary feeding introduction, and feeding techniques with feeding difficulties in children older than 1 year of age. The results showed that longer duration of breastfeeding tended to be associated with fewer childhood feeding problems, while the association between timing of complementary feeding introduction and feeding difficulties was inconsistent. Additional methodologically rigorous studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
J. Aguilera, J. Semmler, S. Anzoategui, H. Zhang, K. H. Nicolaides, M. Charakida
Summary: The study revealed that fetuses of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus already exhibit cardiac functional and structural changes during pregnancy, which persist into infancy.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Sofie Weber Pant, Anne Mette Skovgaard, Janni Ammitzboll, Bjorn E. Holstein, Trine Pagh Pedersen
Summary: The study examines whether motor development problems in infancy can predict mental disorders in childhood, and finds that such problems are associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Florence Deguire, Gabriela Lopez-Arango, Inga Sophia Knoth, Valerie Cote, Kristian Agbogba, Sarah Lippe
Summary: Neurodevelopmental disorders are often diagnosed around 4-5 years old, but interventions are most effective during the first two years of life. This study investigated the relationship between brain responses and cognitive abilities in preschool years by analyzing EEG data collected during the first year of life. The results suggest that early biomarkers can predict adaptive functioning at 4 years old, and brain growth explains variability in neural responses, particularly in the first years of life.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paraskevi Massara, Charles D. G. Keown-Stoneman, Lauren Erdman, Eric O. Ohuma, Celine Bourdon, Jonathon L. Maguire, Elena M. Comelli, Catherine Birken, Robert H. J. Bandsma
Summary: This study examined the variation in growth patterns detected by different clustering and latent class modelling techniques, as well as how characteristics of longitudinal growth influence pattern detection. Results showed that the method employed can impact growth-pattern detection and that growth features can be reliably used as predictors of growth patterns.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jie Wen, Ye Tao, Liangyue Pang, Yina Cao, Huancai Lin, Yan Zhou
Summary: This study examines the association between parental feeding styles and caries risk in preschool children. The findings suggest that parental control over eating is negatively associated with early childhood caries. Changes in parental feeding styles, specifically an increase in instrumental feeding, are associated with a higher risk of new carious lesions. Conversely, children with consistent or increasing scores on control over eating have a lower risk of new carious lesions.
