Infant subcortical brain volumes associated with maternal obesity and diabetes: a large multicohort human study
Ann M. Alex, Jerod M. Rasmussen, Jetro J. Tuulari, Julie Nihouarn Sigurdardottir, Claudia Buss, Kirsten A. Donald, A. David Edwards, Sonja Entringer, John H. Gilmore, Nynke A. Groenewold, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Katherine E. Lawrence, Inka Mattila, Dan J. Stein, Martin Styner, Paul M. Thomp · 2026
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Ann Alex and co-authors link mother health with infant brain size in 2026. A mother obesity or diabetes status can shape a child health for years. Whether those traits shape the earliest brain growth, and whether boys and girls differ, was unclear. The team pooled infant brain scans from six cohorts around the world.
Nearly two thousand infants took part in the combined study. Scans measured deep brain areas tied to memory, emotion, and movement. Models tested the separate and joint effects of obesity, diabetes, and sex. The scale of the study gives a firm base for claims about the first months of brain growth.
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| CREATOR | Ann M. Alex, Jerod M. Rasmussen, Jetro J. Tuulari, Julie Nihouarn Sigurdardottir, Claudia Buss, Kirsten A. Donald, A. David Edwards, Sonja Entringer, John H. Gilmore, Nynke A. Groenewold, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Katherine E. Lawrence, Inka Mattila, Dan J. Stein, Martin Styner, Paul M. Thomp |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 60 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |