Pre-pregnancy weight and risk of offspring ADHD

" Compared to normal weight mothers, the risk of having a child with ADHD  [ attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ]  was significan...

ADHDautismbody mass index (BMI)maternalobesityparentsriskweight

On shouting, "SEED MY BABY WITH MY VAGINAL MICROBES!"

Co-authored by Emily Pereira, Anthropology major, University of Rhode Island When I was pregnant, the human microbiome was hot. And news abo...

c-sectioncesareanchildbirthepidemiologyholly dunsworthmicrobesmicrobiomeobesityreproduction

Obesity and diabetes: Actual epigenetics or just IVF?

This press release that appeared in my newsfeed titled " You are what your parents ate! " caught my eye because I'm a new mom ...

diabetesepigeneticsevolutionholly dunsworthivfLamarckian inheritancemetabolic syndromemicemouse modelobesity

Maternal diagnosis of PCOS increases the risk of offspring autism?

" We found that maternal diagnosis of PCOS  [ polycystic ovary syndrome ]  increased the risk of ASD  [autism spectrum disorder] , even...

androgenautismdiabeteshypertensionobesityPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)risktestosterone

Secondary conditions impacting on obesity stats in autism?

" Decision makers, clinicians, and researchers developing interventions for children with ASDs  [autism spectrum disorders]  should con...

ADHDautismbody mass index (BMI)comorbidityintellectual disability (ID)medicationobesityphysical activityriskweight

ADHD and obesity meta-analysed

I was intrigued by the findings reported by Samuele Cortese and colleagues [1] who, following systematic review and meta-analysis of the c...

ADHDcomorbiditygut bacteriameta-analysisobesityrisksleepweight

Maternal obesity and offspring autism meta-analysed

So: " The meta-analysis results support an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder in children of women who were obese during pregn...

autismBarker hypothesisfoetal programming hypothesismeta-analysismetabolic conditionsnutritionobesitypregnancyrisk