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New research presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (13-16 April) shows that the early microbiome (population of gut bacteria) in newborn babies is able to predict the risk of the child subsequently becoming overweight. These gut bacteria can also be affected by maternal antibiotic use

Baby Shum is here! Glee alum Harry Shum Jr. and his wife, Shelby Rabara, announced on Thursday, March 28, that they welcomed their first child together. “Baby XIA,” the new dad, 36, captioned an Instagram post of his little one’s bare feet Opens a New Window. . Above the photo were the song lyrics, “How wonderful life

The more, the merrier! It’s been 10 months since Ray J and his wife, Princess Love, welcomed their daughter, Melody, but the rapper tells Us Weekly exclusively that he wants another. “I want one more right now,” the actor, 38, told Us at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 23. “I’m trying right now.

TUESDAY, Feb. 26, 2019 — When times are tough, single moms tend to spend more on their children’s health care than on their own, a new study finds. But two-parent families are less likely to make that change, the researchers said. The study looked at how losing a job, money or health insurance affects a

Two days after her triumphant return to the red carpet Opens a New Window. at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, February 24, cane in hand, Selma Blair Opens a New Window. marked another milestone: Her first on-camera interview after her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis, or MS. Blair sat down with Good Morning America

Everyday life is full of situations that require us to take others’ perspectives—for example, when showing a book to a child, we intuitively know how to hold it so that they can see it well, even if it is harder to see for ourselves. Or when performing before an audience, we often can’t help but

If you’re going to choose dessert first, then the high-calorie option might lead to your eating a healthier meal, unless you have a lot on your mind, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. Researchers placed either a healthy or less healthy dessert (fresh fruit vs. lemon cheesecake) at the beginning or

Baby Scarlet was treated for a bacterial infection shortly after birth, but lost some of her hearing in the process.  (Fox 5 Atlanta) The sweet moment a Georgia baby heard clearly for the very first time was caught and shared on Facebook by the 11-month-old girl’s ecstatic family. Scarlet Benjamin, who was born three months

While New Year’s Eve often involves booze, loud music and crowds, a night like this is probably pretty unlikely if you’re ringing in the new year as a new parent. (And there’s nothing wrong with skipping all that jazz, by the way). Depending on just how new your newborn is, you might be dealing with

The first study of the burden of listeria in pregnant New Zealanders and their babies has found reassuringly low rates of the infection – indicating food safety warnings are working to prevent unnecessary cases of miscarriage, still birth, and meningitis in babies infected in the womb. However in those who contract the infection, the consequences

Over 2 million people receive haemodialysis treatment worldwide. Their physical condition is affected by hours of forced physical inactivity while they receive the treatment several times a week, exacerbated by muscular atrophy derived from chronic kidney disease. This affects activities such as walking or standing up from a chair. Several studies have shown the efficacy

A newborn baby’s brain responds to being touched on the face, according to new research co-led by UCL. Babies use this sense of touch—facial somatosensation—to find and latch onto their mother’s nipple, and should have this ability from birth. Premature babies often have difficulty feeding, and underdevelopment of their facial sensitivity may be one of

First-of-its-kind surgery allows child with mysterious polio-like disease to walk again – as CDC figures show rates are on the rise Brandon Noblitt, eight, of Greenville, South Carolina, came down with a common cold two years ago Within one week, he was left paralyzed and doctors diagnosed him with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) His family

THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 — The first cannabis-based medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now available by prescription nationwide. Epidiolex is a twice-daily oral solution approved for use in patients age 2 years and older with two types of epileptic syndromes, Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, CNN reported. The FDA approved

Alex Guarnaschelli and Bobby Flay are great friends these days, but it wasn’t always so. In a recent interview with People magazine, Guarnaschelli opened up about what she really thought of Bobby Flay before she met him. Just like us, she loved watching Food Network shows. Her opinion of Flay? "I was like, ‘I don’t

However, as a chronic disease, addiction is difficult to treat and requires on-going care. In the United States, around 8.1 percent of the population, or 21.7 million people, either need or regularly receive treatment for substance use disorders, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. First steps The first step towards recovery

Human beings make similar judgements of the trustworthiness and dominance of an unfamiliar speaker after hearing just a single word, new research shows, suggesting the old saying that ‘first impressions count’ might well be correct. In a research paper published in the journal PLOS One, researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland and Université

The age at which young women experience their first menstrual bleeding is linked to the age at which their sons start puberty, according to the largest study to investigate this association in both sons and daughters. The research, which is published today in Human Reproduction, one of the world’s leading reproductive medicine journals, looked at

A team of clinicians, dietitians and researchers has created an automated program to screen for malnutrition in hospitalized children, providing daily alerts to healthcare providers so they can quickly intervene with appropriate treatment. The malnutrition screen draws on existing patient data in electronic health records (EHR). “Undernutrition is extremely common in children with cancer—the population

First-of-its-kind device can repair damaged nerves – before it DISAPPEARS inside the body Scientists have created a tiny biodegradable nerve stimulator  The nickel-sized device is made of silicone, magnesium, and a similar polymer to the material dissolvable stitches are made from  It successfully repaired nerves in injured rats   Researchers at Northwestern University and the University