Using everyday products during pregnancy can affect newborn’s metabolism, study finds

A newly published study by researchers from Emory University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Columbia University found that a mother’s exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can

Understanding the how and why of preterm brain injury

Representative images of NeuN- and MAP2-positive cells in the cortical gray matter (cortex; Layer V) and caudate. Scale bar represents 50 μm. Credit: Journal of Neuroinflammation (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03137-0 Being born

Children’s BMI can affect their future lung function, say researchers

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An abnormal BMI in children—be it high or low—can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is normalized before they reach adulthood,