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The mother-child study was conducted at the university and Turku University Hospital and examined the correlation between dietary intake and the onset of gestational diabetes in 351 women who were overweight or obese.

Laura Lee Hall, PhD, president of the Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity, addresses some potential consequences of the disparities in diabetes care among racial and ethnic populations if not efficiently addressed.

Study results show that children and young adults who spend time in the sun may have less of a chance of getting multiple sclerosis.

The researchers collected naïve T cells, defined as immune cells that have never encountered a pathogen, from both infant and adult mice and placed the cells into adult mice infected with a virus.

Lea Davis, PhD, of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, discusses how a lack of training in the intersection of these domains has caused health systems to fail a subset of patients, including those experiencing functional seizures.

Investigators capture more than 1000 hours from 3 individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder as a first step in designing improved treatments for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Most personal care and beauty products contain several ingredients that often include a wide range of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as phthalates, parabens, phenols, and toxic metals.

The study examined government health data on 315,000 abortions in Ontario between 2012 and 2020, finding no increase in abortion-related health complications following the removal of restrictions on mifepristone.

Nate Royster, RN, an emergency department charge nurse at Ohio State, discusses how he’s been able to manage his own daily wellbeing and mental health during the pandemic as an emergency department nurse working on the frontlines.

Study investigators identified 3 significant factors that affect whether an emerging adult discloses health information to a parent.

Lea Davis, PhD, of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, discusses the importance of identifying the biological correlates to developing functional seizures.

Rita Wise, DEd, MSN, RN, program director of the Masters in Nursing Education and Nursing Administration programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, discusses her hopes for how the country and health systems will respond to the national nurse staffing crisis moving forward.

The respondents included dietitians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and physicians.

Rita Wise, DEd, MSN, RN, program director of the Masters in Nursing Education and Nursing Administration programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, discusses the impact of this staffing crisis on patient health outcomes.

Included in the toolkit are tips to help individuals prepare for potentially challenging conversations with those who are hesitant about getting vaccinated.

Rita Wise, DEd, MSN, RN, program director of the Masters in Nursing Education and Nursing Administration programs at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, discusses the national nurse staffing crisis and its possible causes.

Those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are much more likely to have GAD at some point in their lives than others who do not have it.

The study is one of the largest to document a link between predated mood and anxiety disorders and first-time cesarean sections among low-risk pregnant women.

The research team found that many people confuse the practice of passive acceptance of problems in their use of mindfulness concepts, which is a misconception the study authors said ignores the important work of engaging with them.

Even though “core foods” account for more greenhouse gas emissions, discretionary nutrition choices should also be avoided, the results of a new review show.

Infant height, weight, and body mass index were measured to collect growth measurements, and infants were classified as overweight if they were in or above the 95th percentile on the World Health Organization’s growth charts.

The study was designed to assess how changes in activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of participants.

Nate Royster, RN, an emergency department charge nurse at Ohio State, discusses the impact nurses can have as educators of patients on factual data pertaining to COVID-19 vaccines.

For the common comorbidity of epilepsy, it is important to recognize and diagnose seizures as early as possible.

The team estimated the amount of greenspace around each child’s residence from birth to 5 years of age and they assessed levels of traffic-related air pollution and community noise.

The research suggests that depression can lead to lower cognition in 10 years and to cognitive decline in old age.

In previous studies, messages that were related to mortality were seen as a barrier to acknowledging health risks; however, the new study found that this is the opposite for fitness apps.

Varenicline solution is the first pharmaceutical therapy approved by the FDA to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

The study found that this DNA-binding capability triggers removal of the cells from circulation, driving inflammation and anemia during severe illness, meaning that red blood cells play a larger role in the immune system than previously thought.

Nate Royster, RN, an emergency department charge nurse at Ohio State, discusses how to encourage vaccinations with empathy to help address disparities and hesitancy around COVID-19 vaccinations.