Delayed pregnancies create dual impact on fertility rates and maternal health gaps, researcher finds

A Mediterranean-style diet, rich in fiber, vegetable proteins and healthy fats, benefits maternal health during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In addition to improving intestinal function and mucosal immunity, it also prevents fat accumulation and optimizes the composition of the microbiota in the digestive system. In babies, this maternal dietary pattern helps to reduce the incidence and severity of infections.

It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are challenging that assumption.

Spain's minority left-wing government approved on Tuesday a proposal to ban smoking and vaping in outdoor spaces including bar terraces, parks and outside schools in a move to protect public health.

Serious infections with influenza A viruses are characterized by an excessive immune response, known as cytokine storm. It was previously unclear why some virus strains trigger these storms, while others do not. Researchers at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut investigated 11 different influenza A virus strains and their effect on different human immune cells.

For athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle cramp. These painful, uncontrolled spasms—formally known as exercise-associated muscle cramps—have frustrated athletes, coaches and researchers for decades.

EPFL scientists have shown that a gene linked to a rare childhood disease is essential for regenerating intestinal stem cells after injury.

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland is the first to report that the fatty acid composition of blood and the enzyme activity associated with it predict the development of bone mineral density from childhood to adolescence. The results of the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study were published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday unveiled the Trump administration's long-awaited plan to tackle chronic disease, calling for better nutrition, tighter scrutiny of medical advertising, and even a new push to boost fertility.

In Germany, approximately 1 in 3 women is affected by a mental disorder. This includes many mothers. What are the causes of these problems in this particular group of people?

For adults with a history of smoking undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, emphysema is predictive of mortality up to 25 years, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in Radiology.

A global research consortium of over 100 study groups in more than 65 countries has launched the Global RETFound initiative, a collaborative effort to develop the first globally representative Artificial Intelligence (AI) foundation model in medicine, using 100 million eye images.

New research by Wistar Institute scientists shows how targeting a cleft in the retinoblastoma protein can kill tumor-protecting macrophages in ovarian cancer. The discovery provides a novel therapeutic target that could potentially make ovarian and other cancers more sensitive to immunotherapies. Their findings are published in Cancer Immunology Research.

When the U.S. Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act in August 1990, it honored a young man who had acquired HIV from a blood transfusion five years earlier at age 13.

A new longitudinal study led by York University's Department of Psychology published today finds that young adults experiencing periods of high stress, anxiety and depressed mood more frequently combined binge drinking with cannabis use in order to get more high and drunk, and were also likely to report more adverse life consequences when combining these substances. Lead author Jeffrey Wardell, Associate Professor in York University's Faculty of Health, says that since cannabis use among young adults has increased after Canada legalized the drug, understanding why people combine the drug and outcomes when they do is important.

Despite the promise of telehealth to bridge rural health care gaps, a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research reveals that many rural-dwelling patients in the United States—especially those who are older, speak Spanish, or rely on public insurance—are still struggling to access virtual care.

Psychiatrists and mental health professionals have always relied on medication and talk therapy to treat depression, but Dr. Nicholas Fabiano, a psychiatry resident at the University of Ottawa, thinks it's time for a shift. In an editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, he argues that exercise shouldn't be an afterthought, it should be a standard part of every treatment plan for patients with depression.

Lung cancer patients who take medications called GLP-1 receptor agonists—commonly prescribed for weight loss and diabetes management—fare better than those who don't, according to research led by Sai Yendamuri, MD, MBA, FACS, Chair of Thoracic Surgery at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Joseph Barbi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology. Results of the study, which involved investigators from both Roswell Park and the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, appear in JCI Insight.

It's a well-known fact that fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children is caused by mothers who drink during pregnancy. But it turns out that the father's drinking habits could also affect a child's growth and development.