Most U.S. adults are an unhealthy weight Most Americans are overweight, according to a new study looking at overweight and obesity rates in the United States. In a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis studied data from 2007 to 2012 of a nationally representative group Read more about More Than Two Thirds of Americans Are Overweight or Obese[…]
Autism risk associated with parental age and with increasing difference in age between the parents Previous studies have repeatedly suggested that there may be an association between parental age and the autism risk of their child. A large-scale international study has now analysed this association in more detail and confirmed that having very young or Read more about Parental age is a risk factor for autism[…]
Here’s what’s driving the drop in teen parenting The teen birth rate has hit a new record low, according to federal data released on Wednesday June 17, 2015. Researchers from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics looked at birth certificates for the year 2014 from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Read more about The Teen Birth Rate Is Now At an All-Time Low![…]