Epigenetic and Neurological Impairments Associated with Early Life Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants by Nathalie Grova, Henri Schroeder, Jean-Luc Olivier, Jonathan D. Turner

“…In this review, we examine the effect of exposure to persistent organic pollutants and particulate matters in early life and the relationship to subsequent neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. The roles of those environmental factors which may affect epigenetic DNA methylation and therefore influence normal neurodevelopment are then evaluated.…”
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Population structure, selection signal and introgression of gamecocks revealed by whole genome sequencing by Naiyi Xu, Linyun Zhang, Feifan Chen, Zhengfu Feng, Jiangtao Zheng, DongHua Li, Yongju Zhao, Xiangtao Kang

“…Among these candidate genes, ETV1, DGKB, AGMO, MEOX2, ISPD and PLCB4 are related to the growth and muscle development, fighting performance and neurodevelopment of gamecocks. Furthermore, we detected the introgression event at the MYBPHL region from the Gallus sonneratii into Euramerican gamecocks and at the CPZ gene region from the Gallus gallus gallus into multiple gamecock populations, respectively, indicating the introgression from the wild junglefowl may impact the skeletal and muscle development as well as aggressive behavior of gamecocks. …”
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Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Chick Embryo: Immunomodulatory, Hepatic and Biochemical Alterations by Md. Sadequl Islam, Md. Nurul Amin, Mst. Deloara Begum

“…Future research should explore its impact on neurodevelopment and degeneration.…”
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The Neurodevelopmental Dynamics of Multilingual Experience During Childhood: A Longitudinal Behavioral, Structural, and Functional MRI Study by Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa, Gerda Videsott, Virginia Maria Borsa, Eleonora Catricalà, Nicolò Pecco, Federica Alemanno, Matteo Canini, Andrea Falini, Rita Franceschini, Jubin Abutalebi

“…The results may provide insights and guide future research on experience-expectant and experience-dependent brain plasticity to explain the “interaction” between multilingualism and neurodevelopment.…”
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Association Between GSK3β Gene Polymorphisms (rs334558 and rs3755557) with Schizophrenia Risk by Maryam Montazeri Dehbarez, Dormohammad Kordi Tamandani, Nasim Naeimi, Shahram Vaziri, Mohammad Shekari

“…Numerous studies have recognized GSK3ß as a gene associated with susceptibility to schizophrenia (SZ), highlighting its essential function in neurodevelopment and its potential as a target for antipsychotic medications. …”
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Differential gray matter correlates and machine learning prediction of abuse and internalizing psychopathology in adolescent females by Sara A. Heyn, Taylor J. Keding, Josh Cisler, Katie McLaughlin, Ryan J. Herringa

“…We have identified unique structural correlates of childhood abuse and IP on both the group and individual level with a high degree of overlap, providing evidence that IP and trauma exposure may uniquely and jointly impact child and adolescent structural neurodevelopment. Feature learning may offer power and novelty above and beyond traditional group-level approaches to the identification of biomarkers and a movement towards individualized diagnosis and treatment.…”
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Steroid use for established bronchopulmonary dysplasia: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Roy K Philip, Joanna Seliga-Siwecka, Eduardo Villamor, Maria Pierro, Niazy Al Assaf, Sabina Strashun, Roberto Chioma, Kinga Zielińska, Krzysztof Włodarczyk

“…Moreover, a late timing for steroid treatment may show a more favourable safety profile in terms of neurodevelopment outcomes, considering the added postnatal brain maturation of these infants. …”
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Sex-specific effects of prenatal bisphenol A exposure on transcriptome-interactome profiles of autism candidate genes in neural stem cells from offspring hippocampus by Kasidit Kasitipradit, Surangrat Thongkorn, Songphon Kanlayaprasit, Thanit Saeliw, Pattanachat Lertpeerapan, Pawinee Panjabud, Depicha Jindatip, Valerie W. Hu, Takako Kikkawa, Noriko Osumi, Tewarit Sarachana

“…This study investigates the effects of prenatal BPA exposure on neural stem cells (NSCs) from the hippocampi of rat offspring, a brain region critical for neurodevelopment and implicated in ASD. Pregnant rats were administered with BPA or vehicle control once daily via oral gavage from gestational day 1 until parturition. …”
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Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: an etiologic study of 361 patients with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome by Linghui Zhu, Linghui Zhu, Yuan Xia, Yuan Xia, Hao Ding, Tong Zhang, Jun Li, Baomin Li, Baomin Li

“…IntroductionInfantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) typically has a profound impact on the neurodevelopment of patients. The study on IESS indicates possible geographical variation in etiology and a lack of data from China. …”
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Alteration of fractional anisotropy in preterm-born individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Le Zhou, Xinghui Liu, Guolin He, Meng Chen, Shuai Zeng, Chuntang Sun

“…The abnormal development of the CC, bilateral thalamus and left SLF may play a vital role in the neurodevelopment of PT individuals.…”
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Patient experience and burden of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn: a systematic review by P. Maurice, J. McCallion, M. Fitzgibbon, J. N. Barthelmes, W. Karmous, E. J. Hardy, S. A. Mitchell, C. R. Mitchell, J. Lee, W. Noel, Andras Borsi, J. M. Jouannic

“…Results A total of 26 relevant publications were identified for inclusion in the SR, consisting of one study that directly measured Health Related Quality of Life, 9 studies reporting on proxy outcomes for patient burden and 18 studies reporting on economic burden (this includes two double-counted studies reporting more than one outcome type). Neurodevelopment, academic development, behaviour and personality were assessed as proxy outcomes for patient burden given the limited identification of patient-reported outcome data. …”
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N100 Repetition Suppression Indexes Neuroplastic Defects in Clinical High Risk and Psychotic Youth by Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Eugene D’Angelo, Larry J. Seidman, Sarah Gumlak, April Kim, Kristen A. Woodberry, Ashley Rober, Sahil Tembulkar, Kyle O’Donnell, Hesham M. Hamoda, Kara Kimball, Alexander Rotenberg, Lindsay M. Oberman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Frank H. Duffy

“…The importance of plasticity in neurodevelopment implies a role for therapies that target these mechanisms in early life to prevent schizophrenia. …”
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Erythrocyte Shape Abnormalities, Membrane Oxidative Damage, and β-Actin Alterations: An Unrecognized Triad in Classical Autism by Lucia Ciccoli, Claudio De Felice, Eugenio Paccagnini, Silvia Leoncini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Cinzia Signorini, Giuseppe Belmonte, Roberto Guerranti, Alessio Cortelazzo, Mariangela Gentile, Gloria Zollo, Thierry Durand, Giuseppe Valacchi, Marcello Rossi, Joussef Hayek

“…Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a complex group of neurodevelopment disorders steadily rising in frequency and treatment refractory, where the search for biological markers is of paramount importance. …”
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Effect of home environment on neuropsychiatric development in preterm infants discharged from NICU at 18 months corrected age by Yuan Tian, Chuncao Zhang, Li Shen, Haifeng Jiang, Feng Liu, Jinjin Chen, Xia Hong

“…Incorporating evaluation and continuous improvement of the home environment into the management framework for preterm infants to promote optimal neurodevelopment is essential.…”
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Addressing the gap in preterm resuscitation practices in high-income and low-middle income countries: a multicenter survey of the Asian neonatal network collaboration by Rinawati Rohsiswatmo, Rizalya Dewi, Jennie Sutantio, Zubair Amin, Young-Ah Youn, Sae Yun Kim, Su Jin Cho, Yun Sil Chang, Satoshi Kusuda, Fuyu Miyake, Tetsuya Isayama

“…BackgroundOptimum neonatal resuscitation practices are vital for improving neonatal survival and neurodevelopment outcomes, particularly in extremely preterm infants. …”
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Co-methylation networks associated with cognition and structural brain development during adolescence by Dawn Jensen, Dawn Jensen, Jiayu Chen, Jiayu Chen, Jessica A. Turner, Julia M. Stephen, Yu-Ping Wang, Tony W. Wilson, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Jingyu Liu, Jingyu Liu, Jingyu Liu

“…IntroductionTypical adolescent neurodevelopment is marked by decreases in grey matter (GM) volume, increases in myelination, measured by fractional anisotropy (FA), and improvement in cognitive performance.MethodsTo understand how epigenetic changes, methylation (DNAm) in particular, may be involved during this phase of development, we studied cognitive assessments, DNAm from saliva, and neuroimaging data from a longitudinal cohort of normally developing adolescents, aged nine to fourteen. …”
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The immune landscape of fetal chorionic villous tissue in term placenta by Brianna M. Doratt, Heather E. True, Heather E. True, Suhas Sureshchandra, Suhas Sureshchandra, Qi Qiao, Qi Qiao, Monica Rincon, Nicole E. Marshall, Ilhem Messaoudi

“…Finally, given the shared fetal yolk-sac origin of HBCs and microglia, we leveraged an in vitro model of umbilical cord blood-derived microglia to investigate the impact of pregravid obesity on fetal neurodevelopment. Our findings reveal increased expression of activation markers albeit dampened phagocytic capacity in microglia with pregravid obesity.DiscussionOverall, our study highlights immune adaptations in the fetal chorionic villous with gestational age and pregravid obesity, as well as insight towards microglia dysfunction possibly underlying poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring of women with pregravid obesity.…”
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Role of calcium overload-mediated disruption of mitochondrial dynamics in offspring neurotoxicity due to methylmercury exposure during pregnancy and lactation by Lingxu Kong, Huajie Yang, Jing Yang, Liujiangshan Jiang, Bin Xu, Tianyao Yang, Wei Liu

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School-based screening for childhood anxiety problems and intervention delivery: a codesign approach by Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Cathy Creswell, Victoria Williamson, Obioha Ukoumunne, Falko Sniehotta, Mara Violato, Ian McDonald, Paul Brown, Paul Stallard, Michael Larkin, Tessa Reardon, Samantha Pearcey, Claire Hill, Susan H Spence, Maria Breen, Jason Stainer, Michelle Sancho, Roberta Button, Iheoma Green, Fran Morgan, Bec Jasper

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A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of the New Orleans Intervention for Infant Mental Health: A Study Protocol by Rachel Pritchett, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Nicholas Watson, Richard Cotmore, Philip Wilson, Graham Bryce, Julia Donaldson, Kathleen Boyd, Charles Zeanah, John Norrie, Julie Taylor, Julie Larrieu, Martina Messow, Matt Forde, Fiona Turner, Susan Irving, Helen Minnis

“…The outcome assessment covers various fields of a child’s neurodevelopment to identify problems in any ESSENCE domain. …”
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