Infant buccal telomere length: associations with maternal distress in pregnancy and offspring temperament
Higher satisfaction with social life may have a positive impact on infant telomere length. Mild maternal stress during pregnancy does not seem to affect infant telomere length, nor is telomere length predictive of infancy and early childhood temperament.
Authors
- Marion I. van den Heuvel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-6234)
- Dries S. Martens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7893-3642)
- Bea Van den Bergh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-6545)
- Anders Lindholm Soerensen
- Stijn Vos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4835-4855)
- M.A.K.A. Braeken
- Tim S. Nawrot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3583-3593)
Institutions
- Allen Institute for Brain Science (US)
- Tilburg University (NL)
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research (BE)
- Department of Public Health (MM)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1657714
- Primary Topic
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- European Science Foundation
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Vlaamse regering