Medical research
Exercise during pregnancy reduces obesity among offspring
When physically fit women exercise during pregnancy they could be setting their children up for better fitness too.
Apr 17, 2020
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Addiction
Alcohol consumption by fathers before conception could negatively impact child development
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have explored the relationship between parental alcohol consumption—before conception in the case of fathers and during pregnancy in the case of mothers—and offspring ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Medical research
Cellular stress makes obese mothers have obese babies
Maternal obesity increases the risk for obesity and metabolic perturbations in their offspring, but what are the mechanisms? In a new study published March 12 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, Sebastien Bouret of the ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Health
Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older moms more likely to develop heart problems
Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, rat study finds.
Nov 28, 2019
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Health
Flame-retardant exposure increases anxiety, affects social behaviors in prairie vole
New research led by North Carolina State University has shown that early life exposure to a commonly used flame-retardant mixture increases anxiety and affects socioemotional behaviors in prairie voles, particularly in females. ...
Nov 12, 2019
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Medications
THC use during rat pregnancy found to result in harm to brain of male offspring
A large team of researchers from Italy, Hungary and the U.S. has found that administering THC to pregnant rats resulted in damage to the brains of male offspring. In their paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study in rats suggests special occasion drinking during pregnancy may cause harm
If you thought a glass or two of alcohol on special occasions was safe during pregnancy, think again. Research in the Journal of Physiology shows even small amounts of alcohol consumed during pregnancy can cause insulin-resistance, ...
Oct 9, 2019
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Cardiology
Obese mouse mothers trigger heart problems in offspring
A diet high in fats and sugars is known for its unhealthy effects on the heart. Scientists now have found that a high-fat, high-sugar diet in mouse mothers before and during pregnancy causes problems in the hearts of their ...
Mar 22, 2019
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Cardiology
Dirty air now could harm hearts of offspring later
A parent's exposure to dirty air before conception might spell heart trouble for the next generation, a new animal study suggests.
Dec 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When it comes to love—personality matters: research
Men with a greater range of personality traits, especially those deemed extraverted, emotionally stable, agreeable or conscientious, have sex more often and produce more children, according to a new QUT study.
Nov 20, 2018
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