Children of the 90s researchers and colleagues in Brazil, have found a link between the types of diet eaten, particularly whether this includes fish, and anxiety in pregnancy. They suggest that eating fish during pregnancy could help reduce stress levels.
In the largest genetic study of eczema in the world to date, a group of international researchers, led by Dr Lavinia Paternoster from the University's MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU), has discovered 10 new genetic variants related to eczema. The researchers combined data on 377,000 participants in 40 research studies worldwide, including Children of the 90s (ALSPAC).
In two of the largest genetic studies ever conducted on common allergies, including pollen, dust-mite and cat allergies, 16 new genetic regions related to the condition have been discovered. Together they are responsible for at least 25 per cent of allergy in the population.
In the largest study of migraine ever undertaken, researchers from the UK, the USA, Australia and Europe have found five new genetic regions that, for the first time, have been linked to the onset of migraine.
Five Children of the 90s scientists have been named by Thomson Reuters as among the top one per cent of scientists in 2015 who are ‘the world’s most influential scientific minds’ and whose publications have ‘exceptional impact’.
A study of around 1,000 UK mothers and children in Children of the 90s, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children’s mental development.
Research into the rise in obesity across five generations – including participants in Children of the 90s – has been cited in the government’s child obesity strategy, Childhood obesity: a plan for action.
Congratulations to Professor Debbie Lawlor, who runs the Focus on Mothers and COCO90s (Children of the Children of the 90s) studies at Children of the 90s (ALSPAC); she is a co-investigator and work package lead on a new Horizon 2020 award: LIFECYCLE.
