Investigating the association of prenatal psychological adversities with mother and child telomere length and neurodevelopment

PJW Naudé, DJ Stein, J Lin, HJ Zar - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to prenatal maternal psychological adversities can negatively affect
the offspring's developing brain. Shortened telomere length (TL) has been implicated as a …

Shortened infant telomere length is associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children at age two years: a birth cohort study

C Pham, R Vryer, M O'Hely, T Mansell… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental factors can accelerate telomere length (TL) attrition. Shortened TL is linked to
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in school-aged children. The onset …

Associations of prenatal maternal stress with measures of cognition in 7.5‐month‐old infants

FM Merced‐Nieves, KLC Dzwilewski… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies have shown that prenatal stress can negatively impact neurodevelopment, but little
is known about its effect on early cognitive development. We assessed the impact of …

Interrelationships and determinants of aging biomarkers in cord blood

B Reimann, DS Martens, C Wang, A Ghantous… - Journal of Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Increasing evidence supports the concept of prenatal programming as an early
factor in the aging process. DNA methylation age (DNAm age), global genome-wide DNA …

Association between telomere length and neuropsychological function at 4–5 years in children from the INMA project: a cross-sectional study

I Campos-Sánchez, EM Navarrete-Muñoz… - European Child & …, 2024 - Springer
Shortened telomere length (TL) has been associated with lower cognitive performance,
different neurological diseases in adults, and certain neurodevelopmental disorders in …

Telomere length in early childhood and its association with attention: a study in 4–6 year old children

H Croons, DS Martens, C Vanderstukken… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Telomere length (TL), a marker of cellular aging, has been studied in adults with regard to its
connection to cognitive function. However, little is known about the association between TL …

Impact of mothers' age on telomere length and human telomerase reverse transcriptase expression in human fetal membrane-derived mesenchymal stem cells

GI Alrefaei, SA Alkarim… - Stem cells and …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Age-related cellular changes and limited replicative capacity of adult mesenchymal stem
cells (MSCs) are few of the challenges confronting stem cell research. MSCs from human …

[PDF][PDF] Role of parental age in newborn telomere length prolongation

S Farrukh, S Baig, AI Sani - AIMS Molecular Science, 2024 - aimspress.com
Role of parental age in newborn telomere length prolongation Page 1 AIMS Molecular
Science, 11(2): 140–149. DOI: 10.3934/molsci.2024009 Received: 14 November 2023 …

Climate Change and Mental Health from a Developmental and Life Course Perspective

S Ha - Climate Change and Mental Health Equity, 2024 - Springer
Climate change continues to cause extreme weather events such as wildfires, heatwaves,
floods, droughts, and hurricanes with increased frequency, intensity, duration, and spatial …

Impact of prenatal maternal stress on infant cognition and modifications of effects by exposure to phthalates

FM Merced-Nieves - 2019 - ideals.illinois.edu
Recent literature has shown that maternal exposures to both chemical and non-chemical
stressors during gestation are risk factors for adverse neurodevelopment. However, there is …