Read about Taylor Barda et al’s research here: Barda, T., Schmitz-Koep, B., Menegaux, A., Bartmann, P., Wolke, D., Sorg, C., Hedderich, D. (2025 online first). The impact of socio-environmental factors on brain structure over the early life course of preterm-born individuals – A systematic review, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106061
Dieter Wolke addresses delegates at the Hot Topics in Neonatology Conference, Washington, December 2024 on “What Can We Learn From Life Course Outcomes of VP/VLBW for Early Detection and Intervention?”
The Bayerische Entwicklungsstudie has been following the lives of
those born in Bavaria between 1 January 1985 – 31 March 1986.
2025 marks the 40th Anniversary of start of this groundbreaking research.
Dieter Wolke contributes to a report on ZDF programme Volle Kanne Friday 15 November 2024 (01:04 into the programme) on the long term outcomes of pre-term birth. View the item here.
Dieter Wolke talked about the long term effects of premature birth in the House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee report on Preterm Birth: Reducing Risks, and Improving Lives.
Xuan Zhao and colleagues investigate research into the Cognitive and academic outcomes of large-for-gestational age babies born at early term.
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Baby Comfort Guide published. Find out about the BABY COMFORT app here
Dieter Wolke giving at Keynote speech on Preterm birth as a “Natural Experiment” to test Evolutionary Hypotheses at the Sigrid Juselius Symposium, Helsinki 5 June 2024
Regine Haunch talks about the long-term outcomes of premature birth and interviews Dieter Wolke (in german) for the WDR5 Quarks – Science and more Programme 14.5.24 Item 51:45 mins into broadcast. Dieter’s interview 1:00:00. Listen here
Professor Dieter Wolke and the Warwick Lifecourse and Neonatal Group congratulate Dr Yanlin Zhou from the R2D2-MH project on the award of an MSCA fellowship working with Dr Beate St Pourcain at the Max Plank Institute of Psycholinguistics on a 2 year project investigating the Genomic and Environmental factors of Resilience to Early-life stress.
Elif Gönen, Eva Liu and colleagues have published work on the long term outcomes of adults born pre-term.
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finds robust in vivo detection by DWI-Based Tractography in two large samples.
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