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Maternal obesity, diabetes tied to increased autism risk in kids
The risk of having a child with autism quadruples for mothers with both conditions, but the reason for connection remains unclear, study says
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Fitness
Immunology of the Rheumatoid Joint
This animation guides us through the immune pathways involved in the disease, from the first signs of self-reactive immune cells to joint damage and other symptoms. This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 25, 2016...
Mental Health
Should Kids Take Psychiatric Medication?
We all know (or were) the kid who makes us wish for the invention of a Ritalin blow dart. But is it a good idea to put kids on psychiatric meds? And once they’re on, how long is long enough?...
Fitness
How Bitter Taste Receptors Defend the Body against Bacteria
Bitter taste receptors are not only on the tongue but throughout the body, where they defend us against microbial invaders
Behavior
Symptom Watch: Chewing and Spitting
This common behavior in eating disorders may be indicative of deeper problems
Health
Even Centenarians Are Living Longer
The death rate among Americans who have lived to age 100 or older has decreased
Public Health
“Babymoon” Turns into Zika Nightmare
A Californian is the latest in a string of pregnant women potentially exposed to the tropical virus
Fitness
Should Added Sugar Be on the Nutrition Facts Labels?
Proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts label include a separate line for added sugars. Critics argue that all sugars are the same. Who is right?
Health
Healthful Diet Switch Helps Even Late in Life
At a Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health forum on diet and health, Walter Willett, chair of the school's nutrition department, said that adoption of more healthful eating habits even late in life still has benefits...
Mental Health
The Science of Healing Thoughts
Journalist Jo Marchant explores surprising new research into curing the body with the mind
Public Health
Ticks Carry Lyme Disease in Almost Half of U.S. Counties
The number of reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. has more than tripled since the late 1990s
Health
Better Gut Microbiome Census through Computing
Sophisticated computational techniques make it possible to analyze gene samples from all the bacteria in the gut at once to take a census of the species present.
The Sciences
Sociable Chimps Get Richer Gut Microbiomes
When food is plentiful and chimps are more chummy, they harbor an increased number of different bacterial species in their bellies.
Neuroscience
Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Show Brain Changes Related to Explosion Exposure
Researchers pinpoint the cerebellum as particularly vulnerable to blast injury
Health
Whooping Cough Outbreak: How Effective Is the Vaccine?
Widespread pertussis vaccine use at a Florida preschool failed to keep the disease away from about three dozen students, staff and family members
Fitness
5 Tips to Cope with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain can be in your neck, back and anywhere else. It can disrupt your work, your relationships and, by extension, your mental health. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen offers five tips to deal with the common challenge of chronic pain...
Health
U.S. Panel Finalizes Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
Group reaffirms controversial stance that mammograms should start routinely at age 50
The Sciences
Iceman Ötzi Died with a Bellyache
Researchers were able to determine the genome of stomach bacteria that infected the famous Iceman at the time of his death, in the process giving us clues about ancient human migrations...
Health
Famous Ancient Iceman Had Familiar Stomach Infection
The Ötzi ice mummy yields the oldest complete pathogen genome
Health
U.S. Cracks Down on Americans' Intake of Sugar, Saturated Fat
The new federal dietary guidelines are not drastically different from prior recommendation in 2010
