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Samson Nivins
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Fellow @ Karolinska Institutet | Paediatrics | Neonatal | PhD in Perinatal @ Liggins Institute | Neuroradiology | Developmental Neurology | Views are my own https://ki.se/en/people/samson-nivins
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 14
# publication alert
Children born <34 weeks had lower cognitive performance at age 9–10 vs. full-term (≥39 wks), even after adjusting for genetics, SES, and perinatal risks. Late preterm & early term performed similarly to full-term.
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Gestational Age and Cognitive Development in Childhood
This cross-sectional study assesses whether preterm and early-term births are associated with lower cognitive scores in children aged 9 to 10 years compared with full-term peers.
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · 7d
About 30–40% of children born preterm (<34 weeks) develop cognitive problems, a rate unchanged for decades. We show these difficulties are related with distinct brain differences by gestational age, interventions should be tailored, not ‘one-size-fits-all’.
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Distinct neural mechanisms underlying cognitive difficulties in preterm children born at different stages of prematurity
To examine associations between low cognitive-performance and regional-and network-level brain changes at ages 9–10 in very-preterm, moderately-preter…
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · 21d
We are happy to share our results exploring the neural mechanisms underlying the heterogeneity in cognitive outcomes among preterm children.
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Sep 9
"Not all preterm journeys are the same, neither are their brains." Our study shows cognitive variability in preterm children is associated with different brain mechanisms based on how early they were born.
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#PretermBirth #ADHD #ASD #BrainHealth#Cognition
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Sep 4
Our study aiming to understand the neural mechanism associated with heterogeneity in cognitive outcomes in preterm children is published.
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Jul 19
Babies born moderate preterm (32–33 completed weeks) are often considered low risk in the neonatal period.

🧠 Our study shows increased cognitive difficulties by age 9, independent of genetic factors.

📈 Risk follows a dose-response pattern.

#PretermBirth #Neurodevelopment #Pediatrics #MPT
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 14
# publication alert
Children born <34 weeks had lower cognitive performance at age 9–10 vs. full-term (≥39 wks), even after adjusting for genetics, SES, and perinatal risks. Late preterm & early term performed similarly to full-term.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gestational Age and Cognitive Development in Childhood
This cross-sectional study assesses whether preterm and early-term births are associated with lower cognitive scores in children aged 9 to 10 years compared with full-term peers.
jamanetwork.com
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · May 28
Children are spending more time on social media these days but what’s it doing to their brains? 🧠
Too much time on social media use may slightly alter cerebellum development #BrainHealth #ScreenTime #social media #Teens

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long-term impact of digital media on brain development in children - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Long-term impact of digital media on brain development in children
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · May 1
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Children born before 34 weeks show lasting cognitive lag behind peers
Karolinska Institutet researchers report that children born before 34 weeks of gestation show persistent deficits in cognitive abilities at ages 9 to 10. Impairments appear independent of socioeconomi...
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 25
Happy to see our study having impact @ki.se @jama.com
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · Apr 25
Children born before 34 weeks of gestation show persistent deficits in vocabulary, memory, and recall at ages 9 to 10, independent of socioeconomic or genetic factors. Early support may be beneficial. doi.org/g9gp47
Children born before 34 weeks show lasting cognitive lag behind peers
Karolinska Institutet researchers report that children born before 34 weeks of gestation show persistent deficits in cognitive abilities at ages 9 to 10.
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 20
Happy to share our paper once again where we studied the association of preterm birth on cognitive development, independent of genetics!!

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gestational Age and Cognitive Development in Childhood
This cross-sectional study assesses whether preterm and early-term births are associated with lower cognitive scores in children aged 9 to 10 years compared with full-term peers.
jamanetwork.com
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 20
Interesting !!
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 16
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Preterm Birth Linked to Cognitive Problems in Childhood
Moderately preterm birth—birth about seven or eight weeks early—is associated with cognitive problems in childhood, a study in JAMA Networ...
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 14
# publication alert
Children born <34 weeks had lower cognitive performance at age 9–10 vs. full-term (≥39 wks), even after adjusting for genetics, SES, and perinatal risks. Late preterm & early term performed similarly to full-term.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gestational Age and Cognitive Development in Childhood
This cross-sectional study assesses whether preterm and early-term births are associated with lower cognitive scores in children aged 9 to 10 years compared with full-term peers.
jamanetwork.com
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Samson Nivins @samsonnivins.bsky.social · Apr 11
Children exposed to higher maternal BMI before pregnancy showed subtle changes in white matter development-linked to thinking and memory.
🧠 Girls & boys were affected differently.
🧠 These changes were linked to cognitive outcomes.
@obesityalliance.bsky.social
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Sex‐specific white matter alterations in children exposed to high pregestational BMI
Objective This study investigated whether exposure to high pregestational BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2) is associated with alterations in white matter microstructure in early childhood, explored sex-specific eff.....
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