Stressing about your baby's growth check? Here's what you need to know
If you've ever taken your child to a maternal, child and family health nurse for a growth check, you might have felt a mix of curiosity and anxiety.
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Feeding Behavior
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Short-term fasting could boost chemo response in ovarian cancer, study suggests
A simple change in meal timing may help improve outcomes for women with the most common and aggressive form of ovarian cancer, a new study suggests.
Jun 1, 2026
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New maternal RSV vaccine lowers infant hospitalization rates, but accessibility may be limited, study finds
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that can cause severe breathing complications in babies, especially those younger than 6 months old. While many adults recover quickly from RSV with mild symptoms ...
Sleep and diet may matter more than exercise for buffering the health toll of chronic stress
When work gets stressful, the standard advice is familiar: exercise more, eat better, sleep more, and cut back on unhealthy habits. But our new research study suggests not all healthy habits offer the same protection from ...
May 14, 2026
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Women's experiences are forgotten in research on childbirth and breastfeeding
In the field of reproductive medicine, there is high awareness of the quality of breast milk, neonatal indicators and risk profiles. But 20% of women in the province of Québec describe coercive pressure, non-consensual acts ...
May 14, 2026
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New tool measures whether lactating mothers' psychological needs are being met
A UH nursing researcher has developed the Lactation Psychological Needs Scale, providing a new way to measure the psychological experience of breastfeeding.
May 9, 2026
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Mothers bear the brunt of food insecurity, study shows
Mothers from households which don't have enough food are going to great lengths to ensure their infants are fed well, often at the expense of their own well-being, a University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has ...
May 8, 2026
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Weight teasing from different family members linked to harmful health outcomes for adolescents
Weight-related teasing from family members is common among adolescents, and new research from UConn's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Health shows that who the teasing comes from may play an important role in youth health and ...
May 1, 2026
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Liver hormone regulates appetite and metabolism by targeting a specific group of hindbrain neurons
Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center provide critical insight into how the brain and body work together to regulate food intake, energy use and metabolism, offering important new analysis into the biology ...
Apr 23, 2026
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Exclusive breastfeeding linked to long-term changes in marks on DNA, found in blood
Babies who are exclusively breastfed for at least three months carry markers in their blood that differ from babies who are not breastfed. The finding comes from the largest study of its kind, conducted across an international ...
Apr 16, 2026
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