2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (530+ words) New evidence suggests fathers may influence their children's obesity risk through changes in sperm, lifestyle habits, parenting behaviors, and family environments, prompting researchers to call for father-inclusive strategies that begin even before conception. A recent review published in the journal'Current…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago  (281+ words) This gap is critical because polygenic risk scores, which aggregate thousands of small DNA variations to predict susceptibility to common diseases, vary drastically depending on ancestry. Since current global models do not account for Brazil's intense genetic mixing, Naslavsky explained…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago  (521+ words) A growing body of research suggests that a father's health before conception may play a larger role in child development than previously understood - and researchers are working to understand how a father's drinking before conception may affect offspring health and…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1311+ words) That is the idea behind Learning Sustainable Well-being, a UC San Diego course and campuswide program that teaches students practical skills for building a better relationship with themselves and others. I started to feel like I wasn't acting like a…...

20+ hour, 53+ min ago  (269+ words) Children who spend more time playing outdoors between the ages of two and four may be less likely to develop emotional and behavioural difficulties later in childhood. That's according to new research led by the University of Exeter, published in…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (287+ words) A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that on evenings when adolescents used their smartphone before bedtime more than their own usual, they used their smartphone for longer later that same night, compared with nights…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (569+ words) Typical Norwegian drinking patterns can increase the risk of parents" behaviour negatively impacting their children. Every time you drink heavily, even if you do so infrequently, it can affect your role as a parent." She has led the work on…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (393+ words) As obesity rates rise across the U. S. , new research from Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine scientists draws attention to an often-overlooked factor in children's long-term health: fathers. We found that fathers' health as…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (463+ words) Global progress in reducing preventable deaths among newborn babies, children, and adolescents has slowed substantially since 2015, and many countries risk missing international child survival targets by 2030, find'a series of papers published by The BMJ today. Researchers estimate as many as…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (683+ words) Mothers who followed a supervised exercise program throughout pregnancy had babies with lower BMI and reduced odds of overweight at 12 months, offering new clues about how prenatal lifestyle habits may shape early growth trajectories. Study: Exercise during pregnancy and infant…...