Despite the common saying, pregnant women should not “eat for two.” Children born to mothers who gain too much weight during pregnancy have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes compared with children born to mothers who gain a healthy amount of weight, conclude the findings of new research published […] More
Maternal depression experienced by a mother can affect her children too, says a new Canadian study. According to the research as published in the journal Pediatrics, children in middle or elementary school who have a depressed mother are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors like drinking and smoking as teenagers. Depression is a […] More
A new report published in the American Journal of Psychiatry has found that depression in children can start by preschool age. According to researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, preschoolers who are depressed are two and a half times more likely to continue to experience symptoms in elementary and middle school. The study included […] More
Because previous studies have suggested that vitamin D deficiency may cause depression, other studies have proposed that using vitamin D supplements to increase vitamin D levels may help reduce depressive symptoms. However, new research published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine found no evidence that vitamin D supplements help reduce depression. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble […] More
Depression is a serious medical disorder characterized by a pervasive and persistent low mood that is accompanied by low self-esteem and by a loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Now a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology links depression as a risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Coronary […] More
Depression and impulse control disorders such as eating disorders like binge-eating and bulimia are risk factors for diabetes, suggests a new study led by Dr, Peter de Jonge — Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Netherlands — as published in Diabetologia, the journal of The European Association […] More
Babies exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing persistent pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the lungs, says a new review study published in the journal BMJ. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a life-threatening condition that occurs when a baby does not change from fetal to […] More
Although the problems of teenage body image and weight issues have primarily focused on girls, a new study published in Psychology of Men & Masculinity, the journal of the American Psychological Association, has found that teenage boys who are a healthy weight but consider themselves underweight are at an increased risk for depression and steroid […] More
Your baby is now the size of a cabbage in weight, measuring about seventeen (17) inches from head to heel and weighing about three (3) pounds. You are in your seventh month of pregnancy. Your Baby If born during week 30 of pregnancy, your baby would be premature but would have a very good chance […] More
As a stay-at-home work-from-home dad, I fully understand that being a stay-at-home mom is not an easy job between all of the diaper changes, feedings, random crying sessions, and other fussiness, but a new study by the team at Gallup finds that the exhaustion and loneliness associated with the stay-at-home role could actually be leading to increased […] More
