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Diet-induced obesity, diabetes can be epigenetically inherited by offspring, say scientists

Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München, in collaboration with researchers from Technical University of Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research, have shown that diet-induced obesity and diabetes can be epigenetically inherited by the offspring via both the oocytes and the sperm.

16 Mar 2016

Parent-infant interaction sessions need to focus on at-risk families

To more effectively and efficiently meet the needs of at-risk families, a Georgia State University study suggests the introduction of a technological enhancement to improve acquisition of skills developed during parent-infant sessions.

15 Mar 2016

School fitness reports ineffective in promoting weight loss among students

Teens being classified as overweight in school fitness reports does not appear to have any impact on short-term changes in body mass index, finds a new study by New York University's Institute for Education and Social Policy, the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and Columbia University.

15 Mar 2016

Living in poor neighborhoods puts young people at greatest risk for becoming obese in later life

A new study from the University of Colorado Denver shows the length of time children and young adults live in poor neighborhoods is associated with obesity later in life.

15 Mar 2016

Adults living with congenital heart disease may have higher risk of PTSD

Adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) may have a significantly higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than people in the general population.

15 Mar 2016

Kaiser Permanente provides $1 million grant to increase access to food for all Coloradans

Each day, one in seven Coloradans face hunger. It's a serious issue that forces many to choose between putting food on the table and handling day-to-day expenses like paying the bills or purchasing necessary medication. Kaiser Permanente Colorado is reaffirming its commitment to diminishing the rates of hunger in this state by providing 13 local nonprofits a portion of a $1 million grant that aims to increase access to food for all Coloradans.

15 Mar 2016

Children who receive little to no nutrition during first week in intensive care recover faster

Critically ill children are artificially fed soon after their arrival in intensive care. This common practice is based on the assumption that it will help them recover more quickly. An international study coordinated at KU Leuven, Belgium, has now disproven this theory. The study shows that receiving little to no nutrition during the first week in intensive care makes children recover faster.

15 Mar 2016

St. Jude scientists develop insights to guide development of powerful novel anti-influenza drugs

By analyzing the molecular details of how artificially created drug-resistant flu strains manage to survive treatment, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have developed insights to guide development of powerful new anti-influenza drugs. These compounds will target a viral enzyme critical to the virus' proliferation in the body.

15 Mar 2016

Humanoid robot can be used as a tool in therapy for improvement of children with autism

Children with autism have special difficulty in expressing emotions, usually have no social skills and face major problems when communicating. In order to help children with this problem learn to recognize facial expressions in themselves and in others, a group of researchers at the Tec de Monterrey, in Mexico, created a robot using artificial intelligence.

15 Mar 2016

Excessive fat accumulation in lower extremities of children linked to insulin resistance, metabolic disorders

Children with a severe type of spina bifida called myelomeningocele have a high prevalence of obesity and excess fat accumulation in their lower extremities. In a study designed to assess bone, muscle and fat tissue distribution in the lower legs of children with this disease, researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles determined that this excess fat tissue is within the muscle boundary (muscle-associated) rather than subcutaneous.

15 Mar 2016

Promoting breastfeeding as 'natural' way could result in harmful decision-making, experts warn

Breastfeeding campaigns that extol breastfeeding as the "natural" way to feed infants could result in harmful decision-making by some parents on other important health matters, according to experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

14 Mar 2016

Research: Sedentary behaviour increases in physically active children

Sedentary behaviour increases in children between the ages of nine and 12 - even if they are otherwise physically active, according to research at the Universities of Strathclyde and Newcastle.

14 Mar 2016

Researchers examine effects of family-centred neonatal discharge planning process

Researchers from the University of Bristol have found new parents benefit from help to prepare them to bring their premature babies home from hospital.

14 Mar 2016

Parent, caregiver's depression linked to worsening symptoms in asthmatic child

Studies have shown that children with asthma are at higher risk for depression. Research also has shown an association between a parent or caregiver's depression and worsening symptoms in an asthmatic child.

14 Mar 2016

Illustration-based graphic language can help people with intellectual disability to read and understand

A researcher from the University of Granada (UGR) has designed an accessible tale aimed at people with intellectual disability, which allows them to "read a story even if they cannot read", since it has been 'written' using an illustration-based graphic language as the only narrative thread.

14 Mar 2016

Simple method to determine prevalence of celiac disease in children aged 2-4

Researchers from the University of Granada have developed a new, simple and non invasive method which allows to determine whether a child aged 2-4 suffers from celiac disease or not without the necessity of a blood extraction.

11 Mar 2016

Family-based lifestyle counselling helps increase physical activity levels, improve diet quality in children

A recent Finnish study showed that individualised and family-based lifestyle counselling helps 6-8-year-old children increase their physical activity levels and improve their diet quality during a two-year follow-up. The results of the study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland were recently published in Preventive Medicine.

11 Mar 2016

Enhanced diet helps slow progression of hereditary deafness

An enhanced diet helped reduce hearing loss in mice with the genetic mutation most commonly responsible for childhood deafness, new research suggests.

11 Mar 2016

Birth of a sibling potentially associated with healthier BMIs for children by first grade

Becoming a big brother or big sister before first grade may lower a child's risk of becoming obese, a new study led by the University of Michigan suggests.

11 Mar 2016

Scientists identify novel gene variants associated with childhood BMI

An international team of scientists has identified novel gene locations associated with childhood body mass index (BMI)--an important measurement related to childhood obesity. The meta-analysis, covering over 47,000 children, is the largest genetic study to date of childhood BMI.

11 Mar 2016

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Diet-induced obesity, diabetes can be epigenetically inherited by offspring, say scientists

Parent-infant interaction sessions need to focus on at-risk families

School fitness reports ineffective in promoting weight loss among students

Living in poor neighborhoods puts young people at greatest risk for becoming obese in later life

Adults living with congenital heart disease may have higher risk of PTSD

Kaiser Permanente provides $1 million grant to increase access to food for all Coloradans

Children who receive little to no nutrition during first week in intensive care recover faster

St. Jude scientists develop insights to guide development of powerful novel anti-influenza drugs

Humanoid robot can be used as a tool in therapy for improvement of children with autism

Excessive fat accumulation in lower extremities of children linked to insulin resistance, metabolic disorders

Promoting breastfeeding as 'natural' way could result in harmful decision-making, experts warn

Research: Sedentary behaviour increases in physically active children

Researchers examine effects of family-centred neonatal discharge planning process

Parent, caregiver's depression linked to worsening symptoms in asthmatic child

Illustration-based graphic language can help people with intellectual disability to read and understand

Simple method to determine prevalence of celiac disease in children aged 2-4

Family-based lifestyle counselling helps increase physical activity levels, improve diet quality in children

Enhanced diet helps slow progression of hereditary deafness

Birth of a sibling potentially associated with healthier BMIs for children by first grade

Scientists identify novel gene variants associated with childhood BMI

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