Brain–body communication in metabolic control

A Furlan, P Petrus - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
A thorough understanding of the mechanisms controlling energy homeostasis is needed to
prevent and treat metabolic morbidities. While the contribution of organs such as the liver …

Paediatric obesity and metabolic syndrome associations with cognition and the brain in youth: Current evidence and future directions

JR Sadler, G Thapaliya, K Ranganath… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity and components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are associated with differences
in brain structure and function and in general and food‐related cognition in adults. Here, we …

Assessment of parent income and education, neighborhood disadvantage, and child brain structure

D Rakesh, A Zalesky, S Whittle - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although different aspects of socioeconomic status (SES) may represent distinct
risk factors for poor mental health in children, knowledge of their differential and synergistic …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic and brain similarity independently predict childhood anthropometrics and neighborhood socioeconomic conditions

A Dahl, EM Eilertsen, SF Rodriguez-Cabello… - Developmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Linking the develo** brain with individual differences in clinical and demographic traits is
challenging due to the substantial interindividual heterogeneity of brain anatomy and …

Brain structural and functional signatures of multi-generational family history of suicidal behaviors in preadolescent children

X Wen, D Qu, D Liu, Y Shu, S Zhao, G Wu… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Parent-child transmission of suicidal behaviors has been extensively studied, but the
investigation of a three-generation family suicide risk paradigm remains limited. In this study …

Excess BMI in early adolescence adversely impacts maturating functional circuits supporting high-level cognition and their structural correlates

SJ Brooks, C Smith, C Stamoulis - International journal of obesity, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Background/Objectives Adverse effects of excess BMI (affecting 1 in 5 children in
the US) on brain circuits during neurodevelopmentally vulnerable periods are incompletely …

Obesity is associated with decreased gray matter volume in children: a longitudinal study

F Jiang, G Li, W Ji, Y Zhang, F Wu, Y Hu… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Childhood obesity has become a global health problem. Previous studies showed that
childhood obesity is associated with brain structural differences relative to controls …

Association between executive functions and gross motor skills in overweight/obese and eutrophic preschoolers: cross-sectional study

AC Fernandes, ÂA Viegas, ACR Lacerda, JNP Nobre… - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Preschool age (3–5 years old) is a crucial period for children to acquire
gross motor skills and develop executive functions (EFs). However, the association between …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood obesity's effect on cognition and brain connectivity worsens with low family income

D Tomasi, ND Volkow - JCI insight, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Childhood obesity and its adverse health consequences have risen worldwide, with low
socioeconomic status increasing the risk in high-income countries like the United States …

Associations of bullying perpetration and peer victimization subtypes with preadolescent's suicidality, non-suicidal self-injury, neurocognition, and brain development

X Wen, Y Shu, D Qu, Y Wang, Z Cui, X Zhang, R Chen - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Although both peer victimization and bullying perpetration negatively impact
preadolescents' development, the underlying neurobiological mechanism of this adverse …