[HTML][HTML] Pandemic babies: a systematic review of the association between maternal pandemic-related stress during pregnancy and infant development

S Nazzari, MP Pili, Y Günay, L Provenzi - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its far-reaching influence on daily life, constituted a highly
stressful experience for many people worldwide, jeopardizing individuals' mental health …

Prenatal exposure to environmental air pollution and psychosocial stress jointly contribute to the epigenetic regulation of the serotonin transporter gene in newborns

S Nazzari, L Cagliero, S Grumi, E Pisoni… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Antenatal exposures to maternal stress and to particulate matter with an aerodynamic
diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2. 5) have been independently associated with …

Sex-dimorphic pathways in the associations between maternal trait anxiety, infant BDNF methylation, and negative emotionality

S Nazzari, S Grumi, F Mambretti, M Villa… - Development and …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Maternal antenatal anxiety is an emerging risk factor for child emotional development. Both
sex and epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, may contribute to the …

Epigenetic Regulation of the Oxytocin System as an Indicator of Adaptation to Over-controlling Parenting and Psychosocial Functioning in Adulthood

AF Hellwig, KL Wroblewski, KM Krol… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
The oxytocin system plays a role in social stress adaptation, and this role is likely to be
particularly important in adolescence. One method of regulating the oxytocin system is …

A preliminary investigation of epigenome‐wide DNA methylation and temperament during infancy

J Leri, J Liu, M Kelly, DA Kertes - Developmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study provides preliminary evidence for an epigenetic architecture of infant
temperament. At 12 months of age, blood was collected and assayed for DNA methylation …