Gestational Diabetes: Why is my Baby so Big?
Maternal Health Chronic medical conditions

Gestational Diabetes: Why is my Baby so Big?

Gestational diabetes is also known as pregnancy-induced diabetes. It most commonly appears around th...
Social Connection Provides Strongest Protection Against Depression
Misc

Social Connection Provides Strongest Protection Against Depression

Researchers have identified social connection as the strongest protective factor for depression, and...
Poor Hygiene and Antibiotic Use Tied to Colonization with Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria
Misc

Poor Hygiene and Antibiotic Use Tied to Colonization with Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria

Poor hygiene and antibiotic use contribute to the colonization of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bact...
African Diet Plan to Beat Diabetes
Chronic medical conditions

African Diet Plan to Beat Diabetes

“Don’t eat those anymore” “Cut sugars and fats” “Go lean…and stop drinking alcohol”
Large Study Confirms Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Risk of Depression in Adults
Misc

Large Study Confirms Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Risk of Depression in Adults

Vitamin D supplementation does not protect against depression in middle-age or older adulthood accor...
Young children would rather explore than get rewards
Child Health

Young children would rather explore than get rewards

Young children will pass up rewards they know they can collect to explore other options, a new study...
Globally, only half of women get treatment for preventable killer of newborns
Misc

Globally, only half of women get treatment for preventable killer of newborns

A treatment developed over 50 years ago to prevent Rh disease—an often-fatal condition in fetuses an...
HPV strains may impact cervical cancer prognosis
Women’s Health Cancer

HPV strains may impact cervical cancer prognosis

An analysis of cervical cancers in Ugandan women has uncovered significant genomic differences betwe...
Miscarriage risk increases each week alcohol is used in early pregnancy
Maternal Health

Miscarriage risk increases each week alcohol is used in early pregnancy

Each week a woman consumes alcohol during the first five to 10 weeks of pregnancy is associated with...
Sweet-taste perception changes as children develop
Misc

Sweet-taste perception changes as children develop

Compared with adults, children and adolescents are less sensitive to the sweet taste and need 40% mo...
Treating children for worms yields long-term benefits, says new study
Misc

Treating children for worms yields long-term benefits, says new study

Children who receive sustained treatment against common parasitic infections grow up to achieve a hi...
Discovery could lead to new malaria treatments
Misc

Discovery could lead to new malaria treatments

New research findings may lead to new treatments for combating drug-resistant malaria, as well as bo...