A study conducted on mice shows that deprivation of two polyunsaturated fatty acids during early gestation can have long lasting effects on offspring through specific epigenetic changes in gene expression. Researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan have discovered a process through which changes in nutrition during early mouse pregnancy lead to offspring …

We know that breast-feeding offers many healthful benefits to babies. However, in a new report by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), on breast cancer shows that there is strong evidence that breast-feeding can reduce women’s risk of premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancers. According to the report …

A new groundbreaking study shows that Vitamin B can help to prevent birth defects and congenital malformations. In an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers traced the cause of a number of abnormal embryonic developments to a deficiency in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), a molecule that plays a key role in …

A recent study published in The BMJ, involving more than 50 researchers from 41 institutions, found that half of women of childbearing age worldwide are overweight or obese. The study found that 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity every week will help reduce the risk of diabetes during pregnancy and also the risk of requiring …

    In a recent study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience shows that pregnant women lose gray matter in areas of the brain that deal with people feelings. The study conducted MRI scans before pregnancy and after giving birth on a group of fathers and first-time mothers. The mothers showed a loss of gray …

In an article published in the American Journal of Hypertension, researchers found that mothers who had a higher level of folate during pregnancy reduced the chances of their offspring developing high blood pressure. There is much evidence that supports that maternal nutrition during pregnancy influences their child’s cardiometabolic health. Because controlling cardiovascular health in adults …

A new study out of Tohoku University in Japan shows that Vitamin B3 may be a potential treatment for women who suffer from preeclampsia. Japanese researchers, along with scientists from the United States, found that nicotinamide relieves preeclampsia in mouse models. The researchers went on to show that in many cases nicotinamide also prevents miscarriage, …