Women with obesity may share risk for the disease with their daughters, but not their sons, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology…
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Extra body weight associated with increased risk of hypertension among children
A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 800,000 young people between the ages of 3 and 17 showed that youth at the upper range of average weight had a 26%…
In utero exposure to anti-nausea drug shown to increase risk of adult-onset colorectal cancer
Prenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring, according to a study by…
Study finds link between respiratory disease in early childhood and premature death risk in adulthood
Contracting a lower respiratory tract infection in early childhood is associated with a higher risk of dying from respiratory disease as an adult, according to new research. A study, led…
Typically developing infants perceive audio-video synchrony better than children at risk for autism
Rutgers research that may eventually enable far earlier autism diagnoses shows that typically developing infants perceive audio-video synchrony better than high-risk for autism infants. If follow-up research demonstrates that most…
Childhood adiposity associated with increased risk of recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) is the first study to show that childhood obesity is associated with an…
Poor maternal diet during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood fatty liver in offspring
In a recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition, researchers investigate the association between the quality of the maternal diet during pregnancy and hepatic fat in the offspring during…
High physical activity does not offset obesity risk among preteens with high screen time
The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance for evaluating and treating obesity last month, recommending proactive treatment for children and teens. But despite the fact that behavioral recommendations for…
Maternal covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy may reduce risk of hospital admission in infants
Two doses of mRNA covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy are highly effective against delta and moderately effective against omicron infection, and are linked to a lower risk of hospital admission in…
Clustered lifestyle risk factors linked to poor mental health in early adulthood
Health is related to the outcomes of multiple risk factors that affect physical, mental, and social health. There is, however, little research on how lifestyle-related behaviors affect mental health. A…