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Breakthrough study identifies novel infant gut bacteria
Breakthrough Study Identifies Novel Infant Gut Bacteria

Breakthrough Study Identifies Novel Infant Gut Bacteria

The scientists discovered a new gut bacteria, a novel strain of Bifidobacterium longum (B. longum), which is prevalent...

Breastfeeding Potentially Lowers Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Events
Breastfeeding Potentially Lowers Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Events

Breastfeeding Potentially Lowers Maternal Risk of Cardiovascular Events

Research Highlights: Breastfeeding women are found less likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) events including...

Children more likely to like vegetables
Children more likely to like vegetables if mothers ate more during pregnancy, research claims

Children more likely to like vegetables if mothers ate more during pregnancy, research claims

Every parent knows the struggle of trying to get young children to eat their greens at dinner time. But scientists now...

Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids (news)
Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity
High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity

High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity

High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds (news)
High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds

High fiber during pregnancy reduces risk of celiac disease in children, research finds

Breastfeeding reduces long-term risk of heart disease in mothers (news)
Breastfeeding reduces long-term risk of heart disease in mothers

Breastfeeding reduces long-term risk of heart disease in mothers

Average pregnant woman in U.S. may have poor nutrition (news)
Average pregnant woman in U.S. may have poor nutrition

Average pregnant woman in U.S. may have poor nutrition

Baby-led weaning or spoon feeding? The difference it makes to children's eating habits is actually very small
Baby-led weaning or spoon feeding? The difference it makes to children's eating habits is actually very small

Baby-led weaning or spoon feeding? The difference it makes to children's eating habits is actually very small

Faster weight gain in infancy predicts higher blood pressure in early childhood (news)
Faster weight gain in infancy predicts higher blood pressure in early childhood

Faster weight gain in infancy predicts higher blood pressure in early childhood

HMOs in maternal and prenatal applications? Study uncovers presence in amniotic fluid (news)
HMOs in maternal and prenatal applications? Study uncovers presence in amniotic fluid

HMOs in maternal and prenatal applications? Study uncovers presence in amniotic fluid