Antibiotics, Western diet and higher socioeconomic status may increase IBD risk in children
Children and adolescents face greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when exposed to antibiotics or a Western diet at…
Low-cost screening tool developed for detecting congenital hypothyroidism in newborns
For newborns with congenital hypothyroidism, early diagnosis spells the difference between a normal, healthy life and lifelong disability. After learning…
High transmission rates persist despite high seroprevalence
A Swedish study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases observes a high prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…
The impact of living in a ‘food desert’ on metabolic health during pregnancy
Metabolic health during pregnancy is essential for both the mother and child; however, several factors, including socioeconomic status (SES) and…
Childhood adversity a risk factor for adult pre-pregnancy weight gain
In 2000, about 7% of women throughout the world were considered obese; however, recent estimates indicate that obesity affects about…
How gut microbes shape health and battle disease
In a review article published in the journal Biomedicines, scientists have provided a detailed overview of the inter-individual variation in…
Study highlights need for lifestyle change awareness in at-risk
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers in the United States assessed associations between diabetes risk awareness/perception…
How does parental monitoring impact adolescent behaviors and experiences?
A recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplements…
Restricting e-liquid flavors may help adolescents and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes
May 5 2023 Getting many adolescents and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes may be as simple as doing away…
Researchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition
For the first time, researchers performed a successful in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition by treating an…
Team successfully treats aggressive vascular malformation in an infant’s brain before birth
In a first, a team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital successfully treated an aggressive vascular malformation…
Lead contamination surfaces in affluent Atlanta neighborhood
Elizabeth Burns had just come inside from gardening in 2021 when she caught a TV news report about a rocklike…