Popular diet could increase risk of birth defects

For the first time, a low-carbohydrate diet during pregnancy has been linked with a significant increase in the risk of birth defects.

All you need to know about stomach growling

A look at how to stop stomach growling. Included is detail on the natural remedies for the condition, as well as why growling can occur in the first place.

Eight health benefits of gelatin

Gelatin may not be the first food you think of when considering healthful foods. However, it contains surprising nutritional benefits. Discover more.

Major finding identifies nitrogen as key driver for gut health

Scientists are one step closer to understanding the link between different diet strategies and gut health, with new research presenting the first general principles for how diet impacts the…

Healthy diet boosts children’s reading skills

A heathy diet is linked to better reading skills in the first three school years, shows a recent study from Finland.

Infants who eat rice products have higher arsenic concentrations

Rice products are typically among the first solid foods offered to infants, but a new study shows rice can produce higher urinary arsenic concentrations, putting infants at risk.

FDA takes steps to withdraw approval of the swine drug carbadox due to safety concerns

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Prenatal maternal iron intake shown to affect the neonatal brain

In the first study of its kind, researchers have shown that inadequate maternal iron intake during pregnancy exerts subtle effects on infant brain development.

Early probiotic use may be associated with decreased risk of islet autoimmunity in children at risk for type 1 diabetes

Probiotic exposure during the first 27 days of an infant’s life may be associated with reduced risk of islet autoimmunity among children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes, although…

Follow-up study of Viaskin Peanut shows significant increase in peanut consumption and treatment benefit in peanut allergic children

DBV Technologies, a clinicalstage specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that topline findings from the first 12 months of the OLFUS-VIPES study, or OLFUS, support the long-term…

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