Association between maternal nutritional status in pregnancy and offspring cognitive function during childhood and adolescence; a systematic review

SR Veena, CR Gale, GV Krishnaveni… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background The mother is the only source of nutrition for fetal growth including brain
development. Maternal nutritional status (anthropometry, macro-and micro-nutrients) before …

The relationship between student health and academic performance: Implications for school psychologists

SR Shaw, P Gomes, A Polotskaia… - School Psychology …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Children who are unhealthy are at higher risk for school problems than students who are
free from medical problems. Students with poor health have a higher probability of school …

Social jetlag, obesity and metabolic disorder: investigation in a cohort study

MJ Parsons, TE Moffitt, AM Gregory… - International Journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Background: Obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.
Circadian rhythms are known to control both sleep timing and energy homeostasis, and …

Childhood to early-midlife systolic blood pressure trajectories: early-life predictors, effect modifiers, and adult cardiovascular outcomes

RF Theodore, J Broadbent, D Nagin, A Ambler… - …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Previous studies examining blood pressure change over time have modeled an average
population trajectory. Recent research among older adults suggests there may be …

Quantification of biological aging in young adults

DW Belsky, A Caspi, R Houts… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Antiaging therapies show promise in model organism research. Translation to humans is
needed to address the challenges of an aging global population. Interventions to slow …

Is Alzheimer's disease related to metabolic syndrome? A Wnt signaling conundrum

JA Ríos, P Cisternas, M Arrese, S Barja… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 36
million people worldwide. AD is characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive functions …

Intelligence and socioeconomic position in childhood in relation to frailty and cumulative allostatic load in later life: the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

CR Gale, T Booth, JM Starr, IJ Deary - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2016 - jech.bmj.com
Background Information on childhood determinants of frailty or allostatic load in later life is
sparse. We investigated whether lower intelligence and greater socioeconomic …

Cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive function in midlife: neuroprotection or neuroselection?

DW Belsky, A Caspi, S Israel, JA Blumenthal… - Annals of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective A study was undertaken to determine whether better cognitive functioning at
midlife among more physically fit individuals reflects neuroprotection, by which fitness …

Pain experience and perception in the obese subject systematic review (revised version)

B Torensma, I Thomassen, M van Velzen, BA in 't Veld - Obesity surgery, 2016 - Springer
Pain is an integral part of life and has an important protective function. Pain perception has
been shown to differ between subjects and changes with gender, race, and culture. In …

Overweight among seafarers working on board merchant ships

G Nittari, D Tomassoni, M Di Canio, E Traini, I Pirillo… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Obesity and overweight represent a relevant risk factor for seafarer's health.
The frequency and distribution of overweight and obesity among seafarers working on board …