Father’s alcohol use before conception impacts offspring development
A growing body of research suggests that a father’s health before conception may play a larger role in…
Fathers’ health may shape children’s future obesity ris
As obesity rates rise across the U.S., new research from Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public…
Study links fathers’ preconception stress to altered offspring development
Research from the University of Colorado Anschutz suggests that stress experienced by a father before conception may influence…
Early pregnancy sulfur dioxide exposure raises odds of congenital limb defects
A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which sulfur dioxide exposure is…
Maternal obesity raises childhood epilepsy and disability risks, new study shows
A national Korean cohort study reveals that elevated pre-pregnancy BMI independently increases childhood risks of epilepsy and intellectual…
What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000…
Common test to assess viability of IVF embryos may be flawed
A test deployed in many fertility clinics to assess the viability of embryos for use in IVF is…
How DNA methylation changes during brain development influence autism and schizophrenia
Researchers at the University of Exeter have created a detailed temporal map of chemical changes to DNA through…
Study finds weight loss before IVF may boost pregnancy rates
Study finds weight loss before IVF may boost pregnancy rates | Image Credit: © New Africa – ©…