Research Findings

Does Supplemental Iron Intake during Pregnancy Lead to Gestational Diabetes?

Iron supplements are often taken during pregnancy. However, some observational studies suggest that high iron intake may lead to gestational…

6 years ago

Pregnancy and HIV: How Does It Affect Newborns?

The management of HIV infection has completely transformed. HIV is now considered a chronic, controllable disease instead of a lethal…

6 years ago

Do Diet and Nutrients Modulate Infant Sleep?

Establishing sleep patterns is very important for the neurological and behavioral development of a child. Physical, cerebral, and cognitive growth…

6 years ago

N-Acetylcysteine May Help Children Who Suffer from Thalassemia

Beta thalassemias are a group of blood disorders associated with the defective production of hemoglobin. Thalassemia is characterized by severe…

6 years ago

Corn Soya Blend Plus: A Nutritional Alternative during Pregnancy

The mother’s nutrition is critical to the development and outcome of pregnancy, affecting not only the size of the child…

6 years ago

A New Way to Predict Neurodevelopment in Infants

Three out of every two thousand infants born in developed countries suffer from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). HIE is brain damage…

6 years ago

Simple Ways to Prevent Pelvic Floor Disorders

About 25 percent of women in the United States suffer from pelvic floor disorders (PFD), which include pelvic organ prolapse…

6 years ago

Vitamins C and E Prevent Thalassemia Complications

Millions of people, especially Southeast Asians, are affected by beta thalassemia, a disease characterized by abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin followed…

6 years ago

Urinary Tract Infections in Mothers and Possible Heart Defects in Newborns

Congenital cardiovascular malformations are, unfortunately, frequent and serious birth defects that occur in 10 out of every 1,000 live births.…

6 years ago

Are DHA Supplements Beneficial For Mothers?

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA), accumulates in the brain during the first two years of life…

6 years ago

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