#DOHaD science shows health is shaped before birth, by the environments, policies, and conditions we build today. Food systems, housing, air, and social supports leave biological marks for generations to come. #FutureGenerationsDay
#DOHaDCanada #EarlyLife #Epigenetics #PublicHealth

Snowball Earth wasn’t fully frozen: ice-free oases sheltered early life | The-14 New research reveals Snowball Earth wasn’t fully frozen, with ice-free tropical oases possibly sheltering early complex life during extreme glaciation.

Snowball Earth wasn’t fully frozen: ice-free oases sheltered early life
#Science #SnowballEarth #Cryogenian #ClimateScience #EarthHistory #EarlyLife #Geology #GarvellachIslands #Sturtian #Marinoan #Paleoclimate #Nature
the-14.com/snowball-ear...

#Molecular #switch links #earlylife #stimulation to #lasting #memory changes

Researchers have found a molecular mechanism that helps explain why growing up in a stimulating environment enhances memory & lack of stimulation can impair it... scitechupdates.com/m...

Very happy to share our Perspective in #Astrobiology. Being part of the STROMATOLITE Syndicate has been a real pleasure. An international network of early career researchers that builds bridges between disciplines to try and understand #EarlyLife.
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Earth's earliest life 3.3 billion years ago revealed by faint biosignatures A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years earlier than previously thought.

🤯 Ancient rocks reveal life's whispers from 3.3B years ago! 🌱 Oxygen-making photosynthesis bloomed ~1B years *earlier* than we knew! ✨ #EarlyLife

Source: phys.org/news/2025-11-earth-earli...

Bacterial communities co-develop with respiratory immunity early in life, linking dysbiosis to systemic monocyte signature and wheezing Bacteria-only airway microbiota comatures with newborn’s immunity, linking systemic monocyte signature with previous wheeze.

🧬 Nasal bacterial communities co-develop with respiratory immunity early in life, linking dysbiosis to systemic monocyte signature and wheezing by @benjmarsland.bsky.social
#Microbiome #Immunity #EarlyLife #RespiratoryHealth
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sand-Sized Stones Unlock the Secret History of Earth’s First Life Ancient ocean grains show Earth’s carbon levels were far lower than expected during key evolutionary eras. The results challenge old theories of life’s rise and hint at patterns that could shape our...

Sand-Sized Stones Unlock the Secret History of Earth’s First Life #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #EarthHistory #EarlyLife #Evolution

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8/9 These rocks may contain evidence of:
- Early ocean chemistry
- Primitive plate tectonics
- Traces of ancient life

With age controversy resolved, scientists can now confidently study these features knowing they're seeing processes from Earth's first eon.
#EarlyLife #PlateTectonics

Maternal exposure to metals rewires infants’ gut and resistance genes Prenatal exposure to trace elements like selenium, copper, and arsenic can significantly alter the infant gut microbiome, metabolism, and antibiotic resistance gene patterns. These changes appear as e...

Maternal exposure to metals rewires infants’ gut and resistance genes www.news-medical.net/news/2025060... #Microbiome #InfantHealth #Prenatal #TraceElements #GutHealth #AntibioticResistance #MaternalHealth #Metabolomics #EarlyLife #Pediatrics

Geobiology: iron, sulfur, heat – and first life The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. LMU researchers have now managed to recreate this ancient metabolic process in their laboratory.

Researchers at #LMU, led by William Orsi, simulated ancient hydrothermal systems in the #lab. The archaeon 'Methanocaldococcus jannaschii' grew without added nutrients, using hydrogen from iron-sulfur reactions—possibly mimicking early life on Earth.
Read more:
#Geobiology #EarlyLife #Archaea

In sunny Freiburg for the International Symposium on #Perinatal and #EarlyLife #Immunity!

www.perinatal-immunity.de/en/symposium...

2.75 Billion-Year-Old Rocks Rewrite the Story of Earth’s Early Life A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth’s oceans, likely influenced by volcanic activity, may have supported microbial life before the Great Oxidation Event....

2.75 Billion-Year-Old Rocks Rewrite the Story of Earth’s Early Life #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #EarlyLife #Geology #EarthHistory

Early life growth shapes adult height but has little effect on puberty timing, study finds Early life growth is strongly associated with pubertal growth and adult height, but it does not significantly influence the timing of puberty, highlighting the complex interplay of genetics and early ...

1/2. Early life growth shapes adult height but has little effect on puberty timing, study finds 📊🧬📏 #EarlyLife #Puberty #Height #Genetics #ChildHealth #BiologicalMarkers #Health #Pediatrics #Science #HumanGrowth

Louise Blackwick's life as a videogame. Part 1, the tutorial.

Oof. My readers and patrons voted for this article, so here's "MY LIFE AS A VIDEOGAME".

Part 1 - The Tutorial:

www.patreon.com/posts/6-louise-special-121752198

Spoiler: You can make a Magic System out of this.

#louiseblackwick #mylifeasavideogame #patreon #funny #author #earlylife #childhood

Can parents' diet predict childhood obesity? New research weighs in Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese parents consuming more carbohydrates and exhibiting higher obesity risks.

Can parents' diet predict childhood obesity? New research weighs in 🍎🥦📊 www.news-medical.net/news/2025020... #ChildNutrition #Obesity #Parenting #HealthyEating #EarlyLife #Nutrition #SugarIntake #Diet #PublicHealth #FamilyHealth

Downloaded to read and digest. This is a major piece of work about a fascinating and very important time!

#EarlyLIfe #Palaeoecology #MarineBiology

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Singh's humble beginnings shaped his character. Born into a poor family in a village that is now in Pakistan, his early life was marked by hardship. This instilled in him a sense of empathy and a down-to-earth approach, which he maintained throughout his career. #HumbleBeginnings #EarlyLife

Out today! 🚨 We explore how planetary oxidation ~2.5 billion years ago shaped the puzzling history of metal use in nitrogenase, key to nitrogen fixation! 🌍🔬

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Congrats, @msobol.bsky.social! #earlylife #paleobiology #evolution

Hey those passionate about #earlylife #parenting #infantmentalhealth and more - follow the powerhouse that is @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social 😍

Beautiful and highly mechanistic story on how differences in gut microbiota colonization in neonates modulate tolerance to viral inflammation, and thus influence the development of necrotizing enterocolitis #GutMicrbiota #Inflammation #EarlyLife #NEC

The renaissance of oral tolerance: merging tradition and new insights - Nature Reviews Immunology Oral tolerance describes how the oral administration of harmless antigens (such as dietary proteins) leads to systemic immune unresponsiveness to these antigens. Its failure can lead to conditions suc...

#Oraltolerance
Great review mainly focusing on adults where maintening oral tolerance is important for health www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What about #earlylife, when the induction of oral tolerance is key to #development?
A newborn's perspective on immune response to food
doi.org/10.1111/imr....

Maternal stress and depression alter infant DNA, with potential lifelong impact Maternal stress and depression during pregnancy and postpartum are linked to DNA methylation changes in infants, potentially affecting their development and long-term health.

Maternal stress and depression alter infant DNA, with potential lifelong impact 🧬👶🧠 www.news-medical.net/news/2024102... #MaternalHealth #Epigenetics #ChildDevelopment #MentalHealth #Stress #Depression #DNAChanges #EarlyLife #PerinatalCare #Research

The Infant #GutMicrobiota causally contributes to cognitive performance in mice - potentially by modulating histidine levels.

#FMT #GutMicrobiome #EarlyLife
@cellhostmicrobe

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2023.11.004

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"Post-weaning mice fed exclusively milk have deficits in induction of long-term #depression in the CA1 #hippocampal region and #SpatialLearning and #Memory" -Implications for the #EarlyLife #GutMicrobiome? www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016...

Everyone Poops. Some Animals Eat It. Why? Consuming feces can benefit not only the health and micro...

Everyone #Poops. Some Animals Eat It. This can have a profound influence on their #GutMicrobiome, especially in #earlylife. But why are some animls #coprophagic? www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/everyone-...