How limiting new fast-food outlets could reduce childhood obesity

Researchers examined the impact of policy in the North East of England where Gateshead Council prevented any existing non-fast-food commercial property from being converted into a hot fast-food takeaway. Credit:

A new mother’s immune status varies with her feeding strategy

In one of the first studies of its kind, UC Santa Barbara researchers have found that the immune status of postpartum mothers shifts with how she feeds her baby. According

Wildfire smoke exposure boosts risk of mental illness in youth, researchers find

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Each additional day of exposure to wildfire smoke and other extreme forms of dirty air boosts the risk of mental illness in youth a little more,