Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Ever wonder what sets professional athletes apart? You might be surprised at one of the answers – their birthday.
A fascinating Australian study looked at the birthdays of Australian Football League (AFL) players and found that many were born in the first months of the year and fewer were born in the later [...]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Many parents gaze at their newborn and wonder if their child will be tall and strong. But no matter what Mom and Dad bring to the genetic equation, there are likely other factors that influence adult size like the time of year and whether he or she falls into the summer babies group.
This [...]
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
It appears that moms pass on experience to their children without even trying, at least if you’re a mouse according to some surprising new nuture versus nature based research appearing in the Journal of Neuroscience. But it does have some interesting implications for human moms in the future too.
If you’re wondering, as I [...]
The alarming rise in childhood obesity has spawned a lot of research into children’s eating habits and preferences.
In a just published study of 120 children aged 2 to 6 years researchers found a distinct link between parental food preferences and that of the contents of the children’s pretend shopping carts.
This experiment was set up perfectly [...]
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Childhood obesity is rising fast in many countries, and the results from a new study may point to one of the reasons.
Data from an Australian study found that just over 40% of parents of both underweight and overweight children didn’t see a problem with their child’s weight.
The trend is startling, and makes it easy to [...]
SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is one of the most horrible and heartbreaking losses a family can endure.
Striking an otherwise healthy baby of between 1 month and one year old, SIDS is the diagnosis given when a child of this age dies suddenly and an exact cause can’t be found even after a full medical [...]
