Title: Maternal obesity ups risk of heart disease in offspring
Summary: Washington, Feb 10 : Maternal obesity dramatically increases the risk of inflammation-related diseases like heart disease, stroke and others in the offspring, a study says.
Title: Maternal obesity increases offspring's risk of developing inflammation-related disorders
Summary: As if there are not enough reasons for obese people to lose weight, a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), adds several more. In a study involving rats, researchers from Duke University found that obesity in mothers causes cellular programming in utero that predisposes offspring to inflammation-related disorders (such as ...
Title: The biggest loser: Maternal obesity puts a load on her offspring that lasts a lifetime
Summary: ( Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ) As if there are not enough reasons for obese people to lose weight, a research report recently published online in The FASEB Journal, adds several more. In a study involving rats, Duke University researchers found that obesity in mothers causes cellular programming in utero that predisposes offspring to inflammation-related disorders ...
Title: Maternal obesity predisposes offspring to Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease
Summary: Washington, Feb 10 : Maternal obesity causes cellular programming in utero that predisposes offspring to inflammation-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, from the day that they are born, say Duke University researchers.
Title: The biggest loser: Maternal obesity puts a load on her offspring that lasts a lifetime
Summary: As if there are not enough reasons for obese people to lose weight, a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal, adds several more. In a study involving rats, researchers from Duke University found that obesity in mothers causes cellular programming in utero that predisposes offspring to inflammation-related disorders (such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes, stroke ...
Summary: Dr Wagner is the Marie B. Gale Centennial Professor and vice chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Title: Crickets forewarn their offspring about predators before they're born [Not Exactly Rocket Science]
Summary: Mothers can teach their children much about the world, but some mothers can do it without ever meeting their young. Take the field cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus . A female cricket isn't exactly a caring mother. Once she lays her eggs, she abandons them to their fate. But amazingly, she can also forewarn her young of the dangers they might face. If a pregnant female is exposed to a wolf spider ...
Title: Giants of sport find going tough when they are off the courts
Summary: A new sport has developed in China: predicting the size of the child of Yao Ming and his wife, Ye Li. Since the pregnancy was announced last month, speculation has swirled around the full-grown height of the offspring of the Houston Rockets' All-Star center, who stands 2.26m, and 1.9m Ye.
Summary: Global warming could be changing seasonal timing with profound consequences, according to analysis of 726 species of plants and animals In pictures: Reader photos of spring As snow flurries continued to cause disruption across the country today, spring may feel further away than ever. But recent winters have been ending earlier than ever before, according to a new assessment of Britain's ...
