High Glucose Levels During Pregnancy Affects the Baby’s Heart
New research from UCLA details how diabetes in pregnancy affects baby’s heart, revealing that high levels of glucose keep cardiac cells from maturing normally. Researchers…
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One In Five High School E-Cigarette Users Vaporize Cannabis
New research from Yale University shows that nearly one in five high school e-cigarette users also have used the device to vaporize cannabis or byproducts…
A New Study Links Infant Antibiotic Use to Adult Diseases
New research from the University of Minnesota reveals a three-way link among antibiotic use in infants, changes in the gut bacteria, and disease later in…
Fewer Doses of Prophylaxis Provides Near-Optimal Protection Against RSV
Researchers from Yale and the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reveal that fewer doses of the antibody for…
Study Shows Low level Drinking Not Associated with Higher Risk of Poor Birth Outcomes
Newly published research shows that low to moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of specific birth outcomes and measures…
Yale Study Shows Siblings of Children with Autism Can Show Signs at 18 Months
A new study from Yale University found that younger siblings of children with ASD showed symptoms as early as 18 months old, reinforcing the need…
Carbon Nanotube Patches Improve Heart Function
Using carbon nanotubes, researchers at Rice University and Texas Children’s Hospital have created heart-defect patches that improve electrical signaling between immature heart cells. Living heart…
Study Shows Root of Birth Defects Grounded in Early Embryonic Development
In a newly published study, Yale researchers detail a genetic mutation associated with congenital heart disease that disrupts a key signaling mechanism and leads to…
Research Shows Obesity Can Be Predicted from Infancy
A newly published pilot study from Case Western Reserve University suggests that obesity can be predicted from infancy, finding that children who were normal weight…
UCLA Study Shows Childhood Obesity Linked to More Health Problems than Previously Thought
By analyzing data on over 43,000 children between the ages 10 and 17, new research from UCLA shows that obese children are at nearly twice…
Babies Begin Learning Language in Womb
Newborn babies only a few hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign one. A new study indicates…
Children Exposed to Nicotine in Utero Have Lower Reading Scores
A newly published study found that on average children exposed to high levels of nicotine in utero scored 21 percent lower in areas such as…
Small Changes in Sleeping Patterns Have a Big Impact on Kids
Small increases in the amount of time that a child sleeps can improve behavior by a significant amount, while decreases will most likely make them…
Boys are Starting Puberty Almost Two Years Earlier than Expected
Currently, there is a scientific consensus that females are hitting puberty earlier than before, developing breasts as young as 7 or 8. Scientists believe childhood…