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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New on the Baby Blog: Building growth charts of infant visual neurodevelopment across global contexts by @emma-margolis.bsky.social @chrisclaycamp.bsky.social @dscheinost.bsky.social & @laurelgd.bsky.social infantstudies.org/building-gro... #infantstudies #EarlyYears #DevPsySky #PsychSciSky

Text: Latest from the Baby Blog - Building growth charts of infant visual neurodevelopment across global contexts by Emma T. Margolis, Chris C. Camp, Dustin Scheinost, and Laurel J. Gabard-Durnam against an image background of an infant lying in a supine position reading a book

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Also extraordinarily proud of @emma-margolis.bsky.social who just started her newly funded NIH F31 examining longitudinal, multimodal MR-Spectroscopy and EEG-derived markers of visual neuroplasticity over infancy and their early cognitive sequelae! GO EMMA!

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WHO @who.int · 24/09/2025

WHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

WHO statement on autism-related issues

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Emma Margolis @emma-margolis.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Had a FANTASTIC time at #fitng2025 in Dublin - presenting preliminary results on how perinatal iron-related metrics shape infant brain maturation, coordinating events with the trainee committee, & catching up with friends and collaborators!! 🍀🧠👶 #babybrains

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Early gut changes around 4-6 months of age especially relate to the largest number of subsequent brain changes over the next postnatal year! with the incredible @emma-margolis.bsky.social @kevinbonham.com @mightycrobe.bsky.social, Guilherme Bottino, Kirsty Donald, and our Khula study team!

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

It's been a big month for PINE Lab and our collaborators! First up, pleased to share our study examining the co-development of gut microbiome & brain longitudinally over infancy, the time of greatest flux for both systems! Gut gene enrichment for neuroplasticity regulators relates to brain changes!

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

we've known that GABA maturation is a key regulator of pace/timing of neuroplasticity & critical periods in rodents...Our findings support GABAergic inhibition as a general mechanism governing neurodevelopmental timing across species

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

thrilled to share this project over a decade in the making out now in @pnas.org! We show that precocious GABA boosting in neonates by early sevoflurane/propofol anesthetic exposure accelerates visual cortical maturation in human infants www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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JAMA @jama.com · 15/08/2025

📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment. ja.ma/4oA1Ve8

JAMA Data Brief: Bar graph comparing infant mortality rates in the US vs. OECD18 between 2007 and 2022. Mortality rate decreased but remains higher in the US. Causes listed: prematurity, SUID, and other causes.

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ZERO TO THREE @zerotothree.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

These programs provide essential early learning, child care and family support services to young children from low-income families. If funding is eliminated, hundreds of thousands of babies will lose the care and support they depend on.

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Center for Critical Public Health @criticalpublichealth.org · 21/03/2025

We were asked to change language and delete data from a paper that already been through peer review successfully - "in order to comply with the Executive Order." This is from the official journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service. criticalpublichealth.org/blog/2025/03...

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Resisting Attacks on Science - Center for Critical Public Health

So it happened. We have officially withdrawn a paper accepted for publication in a scientific journal because of editorial requests to remove language deemed out of compliance with executive orders.

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Abby Polter @ampolter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This is an enormous loss. I recommend the NIH postbac program to virtually every undergrad who comes through my lab and I think 5 or 6 of them have ended up in the program and had absolutely transformative experiences. This is a huge blow to the next generation of scientists

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 18/02/2025

Is Musk demanding the data held by the Social Security Administration in order to make it more efficient? Unlikely. Here's a better explanation: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing

How regime change happens in America

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Emma Margolis @emma-margolis.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It is more important than ever to promote inclusive & representative science as best scientific practice. In this new paper, we highlight modality-level (MRI, MEG, EEG, fNIRS, ultrasound) obstacles & initiatives for improved inclusivity in FIT neuroimaging. doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101505

Screenshot of paper titled "Modality-level obstacles and initiatives to improve representation in fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging research samples" with authors: Emma T. Margolis, Paige M. Nelson, Abigail Fiske, Juliette L.Y. Champaud, Halie A. Olson, Maria José C. Gomez, Áine T. Dineen, Chiara Bulgarelli, Sonya V. Troller-Renfree, Kirsten A. Donald, Marisa N. Spann, Brittany Howell, Dustin Scheinost, and Marta Korom.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/02/2025

Infant mortality increased along with births in most U.S. states with abortion bans in the first 18 months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to new research. Babies who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects died at the highest rates.

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After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.

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Fetal, Infant, & Toddler Neuroimaging Group—FIT’NG @fitngin.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Don't miss our next FIT'NG Together Talk on February 25th at 11am EST! Dr. Niall Bourke and Sharada Balaji will discuss UNITY (Ultra-low-field Neuroimaging In The Young), aimed to make neuroimaging more accessible worldwide. Register for FREE at: tinyurl.com/4vf84ycm

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

“Your work is your rebellion” 💪 www.reddit.com/r/labrats/co...

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To My Fellow Lab Rats: A Letter From a Postdoc Who Survived the Bolsonaro Years

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Emma Margolis @emma-margolis.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Sharing my FIRST first-author paper to my Bluesky feed! Here, we outline a new perspective of biological embedding: demonstrating how DOHaD-characterized prenatal influences/exposures shape postnatal sensitive/critical period mechanisms to produce lasting effects doi.org/10.1111/infa...

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Prenatal influences on postnatal neuroplasticity: Integrating DOHaD and sensitive/critical period frameworks to understand biological embedding in early development

Early environments can have significant and lasting effects on brain, body, and behavior across the lifecourse. Here, we address current research efforts to understand how experiences impact neurodev...

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

READIE script is in HAPPE software as a new Generate function! No more guessing how many trials of data you need to get a sufficient estimate of your EEG/ERP feature! Power your analyses with these tools and let's keep improving developmental EEG science! github.com/PINE-Lab/HAPPE

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Sarah McCormick @smccormick.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

My contribution to the lab is convincing everyone that our fall activity should be going to the International Cryptozoology Museum (it did not take much convincing).

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

PINE lab does Portland! Holy Donuts, Eventide, and the International Cryptozoology Museum all on our first road trip itinerary!

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