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Association between infertility treatment and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the Japan Birth Cohort Consortium: a meta-analysis
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Open AccessSocioeconomic and education-based inequality in suspected developmental delays among Nepalese children: a subnational level assessment
Failure to meet early childhood developmental milestones leads to difficulty in schooling and social functioning. Evidence on the inequality in the burden of developmental delays across population groups, and ...
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Open AccessIdentification of neurodevelopmental transition patterns from infancy to early childhood and risk factors predicting descending transition
It is unclear whether neurodevelopmental progress from infancy to early childhood remains stable. Moreover, little is known about the risk factors, if any, affecting neurodevelopmental descending transition pa...
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Open AccessLongitudinal association between smartphone ownership and depression among schoolchildren under COVID-19 pandemic
Under the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns regarding prolonged screen time and mental health effects in children have increased. We examined the association of depression with smartphone ownership in school childre...
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Open AccessEarly temperament as a predictor of language skills at 40 months
Mastering language involves the development of expressive and receptive skills among children. While it has been speculated that early temperament plays a role in the acquisition of language, the actual mechan...
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Open AccessUmbilical cord serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid, and the body mass index changes from birth to 5 1/2 years of age
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been reported to affect body weight from birth to childhood, but the results remain inconclusive. We investigated whether umbilical cord blood concentr...
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Open AccessElevated risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Japanese children with higher genetic susceptibility to ADHD with a birth weight under 2000 g
Both genetic and pre- and perinatal factors, including birth weight, have been implicated in the onset of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits among children. This study aimed to elucidate to...
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Open AccessPharmacist involvement in the inhaler choice improves lung function in patients with COPD: a prospective single-arm study
Currently, in Japan, shifting tasks from physician to hospital pharmacist is being developed to reduce physician workload and improve the quality of pharmacotherapy. This study aimed to investigate the effects...
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Open AccessOxytocin-induced increase in N,N-dimethylglycine and time course of changes in oxytocin efficacy for autism social core symptoms
Oxytocin is expected as a novel therapeutic agent for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) core symptoms. However, previous results on the efficacy of repeated administrations of oxytocin are controversial. Recently...
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Open AccessPolygenic risk score analysis revealed shared genetic background in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder, and excessive daytime sleepiness is frequently observed in ADHD patients. Excessive daytime sleepiness is also a...
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Prevalence of pathological and maladaptive Internet use and the association with depression and health-related quality of life in Japanese elementary and junior high school-aged children
Pathological Internet use has been predominantly studied in junior high/middle school-aged or older children; data from elementary/primary school-aged children, however, are scarce. The current study aimed to ...
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Open AccessAn immunohistochemical, enzymatic, and behavioral study of CD157/BST-1 as a neuroregulator
Recent rodent and human studies provide evidence in support of the fact that CD157, well known as bone marrow stromal cell antigen-1 (BST-1) and a risk factor in Parkinson’s disease, also meaningfully acts in ...
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Open AccessCD38 in the nucleus accumbens and oxytocin are related to paternal behavior in mice
Mammalian sires participate in infant care. We previously demonstrated that sires of a strain of nonmonogamous laboratory mice initiate parental retrieval behavior in response to olfactory and auditory signals...
