Pregnant women should avoid ultraprocessed, fast foods, experts urge
If you’re pregnant, you may want to think twice before making a hamburger run or reaching for a prepackaged pastry, according to research published last month in the journal Environmental International. Oddly enough it’s not the food that the report targets — not the fries, burgers or even the shakes and cakes — but what […]
Whole Genome Sequencing Boosts Diagnosis of Rare Disease in Infants
Whole genome sequencing captured almost twice as many genetic abnormalities that may be responsible for disease in infants, compared with a standard targeted test, researchers found. In the Genomic Medicine for Ill Neonates and Infants (GEMINI) study, the diagnostic yield of whole genome sequencing was 49%, compared with 27% with NewbornDx, a standard targeted gene […]
Pregnant women with obesity and diabetes may be more likely to have a child with ADHD: Study only finds this association in women with excessive weight gain during pregnancy
Children of women with gestational diabetes and obesity may be twice as likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to those whose mothers did not have obesity, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The estimated number of children aged 3-17 years ever diagnosed with ADHD is […]
Reducing salt in bread without sacrificing taste
Most people in the U.S. consume too much salt; adult Americans typically eat twice the daily amount recommended by dietary guidelines. Bread may not seem like an obvious culprit; however, due to high consumption and relatively high salt content, baked goods are a major source of sodium in the diet. A new study from the […]