Dr. Nauf AlBendar | #DOHaD 🤰

A large study study of U.S. youths found that addictive use of #phones, #socialmedia and video games is commonplace and over the 4-year span was associated with 2 to 3xs higher rates of #suicidal ideation and behaviors, and other #mentalhealth problems. buff.ly/kSHkHWR

Walking 7,000 #Steps daily delivers nearly the same health benefits as 10,000, significantly reducing risks of early death, #CardiovascularDisease, dementia, and depression. Small increases matter. @TheLancet doi.org/g9t27c medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-r…

7,000 steps a day could be enough to improve health, say researchers theguardian.com/science/2025/j…

How Trauma Can Damage the Brain for Generations and Can Be Reversed thebestbrainpossible.com/epigenetics-tr… via @dlhampton

Green Space Lowers Developmental Risks Growing up near green spaces may protect children from neurodevelopmental disorders. A large study of over 1.8 million mother–child pairs found that higher exposure to vegetation before birth and during early childhood was linked to lower…

Math Reveals Why Sleep Patterns Shift With Age, Light, and Routine Mathematical modeling reveals how internal biology and external light shape our sleep patterns across life stages. Researchers combined the two-process sleep model with the effects of light to explain why…

Can kids can benefit from mindfulness, too? Absolutely! We’ve collected some resources, activities, and practices for children and the whole family. 🌼 #MindfulWeekend #MindfulnessForKids #MindfulResources loom.ly/mnrOGLY

Toxic stress derails brain development,it is also frozen in the nervous system.The behaviour that we see is the way that their brain has developed & adapted to their environment.That behaviour works well in that environment but does not work well in school,then we punish them🧠🌱

Study Reveals Biological Bias in Baby Boy or Girl Odds A large-scale analysis of over 58,000 U.S. women suggests that the sex of their children may not be entirely random, as long assumed. The study found that families often have a unique tendency toward producing more boys or…

More on ethnicity & birth outcomes 👉 instagram.com/p/DFHo64NIn1M/…

Pregnancy Stress Disrupts Baby’s Microbiome, Increasing Depression Risk Prenatal psychological stress can profoundly impact the next generation by altering the maternal gut microbiome and its vertical transmission to offspring. In this study, stressed mothers passed disrupted…

ADHD-Linked Genes Raise Risk of Childhood Maltreatment Children with a high genetic predisposition to ADHD are at an increased risk of experiencing childhood maltreatment, according to a large new study. Researchers found that these children were more likely to face abuse and…

Most Mental Illnesses Arise Without Family History A landmark Danish study reveals that most mental illnesses develop in people with no close family history of the condition. Researchers analyzed data from over 3 million individuals and found that 89% of people with…

Early #Smartphone ownership before age 13 is linked to increased risks of poor #MentalHealth, including #SuicidalThoughts, aggression, and low self-worth in young adults, according to global data. doi.org/g9tr7p medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-g…

AJOG Expert Review in Labor: The neural basis of pain during labor - The activations in normal labor group without epidural anesthesia. ow.ly/nM3z50PUf4C

#Analysis of over 1,100 families finds no link between a child's day of birth and their personality or future, confirming nursery rhymes like "Monday's Child" are harmless tradition, not destiny. @uniofyork doi.org/g9tgfx medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-w…

Meconium can also predict obesity 👉 instagram.com/p/CClpZfFnHgj/…

Newborn Babies and Alzheimer’s Patients Have This Surprising Thing in Common scitechdaily.com/newborn-babies… #BDF10years

More on insecure attachment 👉 instagram.com/p/CVhfNg4r2-G/…

Researchers identified four distinct genetic and clinical subtypes of autism, paving the way for more precise diagnoses and personalized treatments. bit.ly/4kvqbuz