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Parent-staff and parent-infant communication: implications on child development
(Turun yliopisto, 2025-08-22)
After a preterm birth, the optimal growth environment in utero is replaced by a completely different, often rather stressful environment in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which could potentially be harmful to the ...
Parental stress and atopic diseases in offspring: maternal prenatal psychological stress and paternal adverse childhood experiences in relation to offspring atopic diseases in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
(Turun yliopisto, 2025-08-22)
Allergic diseases, including food allergies, atopic eczema, wheezing, asthma and allergic rhinitis, have a complex and multifactorial pathogenesis. The most important risk factor for atopic diseases in children is genetic ...
The first wheezing episode in children: early immune responses and clinical prognosis. On the trail of immunopathogenesis of asthma
(Turun yliopisto, 2025-01-24)
Children with rhinovirus (RV)-induced severe early wheezing have higher risks of subsequent recurrences and asthma than those with other viral aetiologies. The immunopathogenesis of this novel association remains unclear. ...
Parental role in the diagnostics of acute otitis media in young children
(Turun yliopisto, 2017-12-02)
Acute otitis media (AOM) and its suspicion are the leading pediatric reasons for physician visits. Tympanometry and spectral gradient acoustic reflectometry (SGAR) are the traditional adjunctive tools to detect middle ear ...
Differentiation of viral and bacterial infections in children: Potential of myxovirus resistance protein A
(Turun yliopisto, 2025-09-05)
Differentiating between viral and bacterial infections in children is a diagnostic challenge, often leading to antibiotic overuse and driving antimicrobial resistance. Current diagnostic methods have notable limitations, ...
Preterm infant growth – with a focus on early nutrition and initial gut microbiota
(Turun yliopisto, 2022-05-06)
Preterm birth is a global health challenge. Even though the survival rates of preterm infants have been increasing, these fragile patients face the risks of significant shortand long-term morbidity. Growth failure is a ...
Prenatal stress, genomic variations and recurrent respiratory tract infections - the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-04-24)
Risk profiles associated with many diseases are formed at a very early stage of development, which occur before birth. Exposure of the fetus to maternal psychological distress during pregnancy may alter fetal biology and ...
Early life respiratory tract infections and risk of asthma
(Turun yliopisto, 2025-12-05)
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. Although early life wheezing illnesses have been suggested to play a role in the development of asthma, the influence of early childhood respiratory infections in the ...
Detection and household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
(Turun yliopisto, 2025-11-14)
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), led to global actions to limit the transmission. Extensive testing quickly led to a worldwide shortage of testing ...
Early-Life determinants of childhood growth – gut microbiota as a potential mediator
(Turun yliopisto, 2025-11-22)
Childhood growth is a sensitive indicator of health and development, shaped by both biological and environmental factors. Early-life exposures, such as neonatal antibiotic treatment and socioeconomic disadvantage, may ...