Babies who gain weight rapidly in the first three months of life are more likely to develop asthma and for it to persist into adolescence. This is according to the latest research from Children of the 90s, which analysed information on height, weight and asthma symptoms in almost 10,000 people in the study at various points in time from birth to age 17.
Scientists have looked at over 8,000 parents and children in Children of the 90s and found that the children of women with personality traits associated with emotional and relationship difficulties were at greater risk of depression, anxiety and self-harm in their late teens than their peers.
Children with high everyday levels of a protein released into the blood in response to infection are at greater risk of developing depression and psychosis in adulthood, according to new research which suggests a role for the immune system in mental illness.
Two Children of the 90s scientists - Professor George Davey Smith and Dr Wendy McArdle - have been named by Thomson Reuters as among 'the world’s leading scientific minds’.
Scientists from the University of Bristol have looked at 3,950 participants in Children of the 90s and found that those who were diagnosed with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in childhood were twice as likely as their peers to have mental-health problems in their late teens, with young women more seriously affected than young men.
New research on over 7,000 participants in Children of the 90s has found that children described by their parents as picky eaters are getting enough to eat overall but tend to eat less fruit and veg and to consume more sugary foods and drinks than non-picky eaters. They also consume less carotene, iron and zinc that kids who aren’t fussy about food.
Scientists from the University of Bristol have looked at all 14,500 participants in Children of the 90s and found that if a girl’s maternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy, the girl is 67% more likely to display certain traits linked to autism, such as poor social communication skills and repetitive behaviours.
The increase in asthma risk in children could be partially explained by the rise in body mass index (BMI), according to new research from Children of the 90s and published today in PLOS Medicine. The study led by Dr Raquel Granell and colleagues, used genetic data to show that higher BMI increases the risk of childhood asthma.
New research from Children of the 90s shows that pregnant women with higher-than-average levels of lead in their blood during pregnancy may be more likely to give birth prematurely.
Dr Nic Timpson (pictured) has recently been appointed to the post of principal investigator (lead researcher) at Children of the 90s. He brings a distinguished academic pedigree and has made a long-term commitment to leading Children of the 90s to ongoing success.
